WASHINGTON — California’s $75 billion budget surplus is proving to be an alluring target for Washington lawmakers scrambling to find a way to pay for a national infrastructure improvement plan.
“It’s a massive budget surplus. The federal government is going to keep throwing this money at them,” said Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., of California.
“They don’t know what to do with all this money so they’re probably going to send out checks to people. It’s ridiculous.” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget includes stimulus checks.
