U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan during an event in Washington, D.C., on July 15. Some states have yet to spend any of the aid they received.
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Billions From Biden Aid Plan Left Untapped by Cash-Flush States
At least 10 states haven’t spent any of the aid from the American Rescue Plan legislation as officials grapple with how to use the unprecedented federal relief that Congress approved almost six months ago.
Tens of billions of dollars that U.S. states got as a lifeline from the Biden administration is sitting idle in local coffers already flush with cash.
Michigan has budgeted just 7% of its $6.5 billion allocation and hadn’t spent any as of last week. South Dakota officials haven’t even gotten around to asking for their $974 million allotted under the White House’s American Rescue Plan legislation. In West Virginia, a state website says detailed plans for its $1.35 billion are “COMING SOON.”