Obama, Biden to talk stimulus with states

[March 12, 2009]  WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama wants to hear how states are -- or should be -- using their pieces of the $787 billion economic stimulus package.

Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and officials from across the country were to meet at a White House conference Thursday to discuss how states want to use their dollars. Administration officials will discuss states' efforts to rebuild their budgets and trim their unemployment rolls.

The White House says the summit is a chance for states to offer ideas and hear directly from Cabinet secretaries. Officials also will reiterate that states' efforts have to be open and accountable.

[Associated Press]

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