Where is the stimulus money going?

[0:05] ..." for the US senate. And senator I understand you've got concerns about stimulus money."...

[0:23] ..." ranked forty ninth in the nation. Four putting our share of federal stimulus funds to work that's disturbing. Especially because we were asked to get. So shovel ready programs. To the governor right away --"...

[1:23] ..." If I understand correctly you're calling on the governor to fire his stimulus are."...

[1:27] ..." absolutely you know when they when he hired Jeffrey Simon as the stimulus czar it was -- with the hopes that he had the experience to. You know get the job done in clearly he"...

[1:56] ..." I'm not mistaken the attorney general had promised strict. Oversight of the process she's also running for the US senator any thoughts on that."...

[2:07] ..." have strict oversight quite frankly she's failed to speak up about the unacceptably slow slow rate of spending and you know she's going to be a candidate she needs to have it have a position -- why -- the money. Not been spent to protect jobs and create jobs in Massachusetts at a time. When our unemployment rate is going almost double digits it's unacceptable."...

[0:00]" This is WBZ's Carl Stevens at a target to state senator Scott Brown -- candidate for the US senate. And senator I understand you've got concerns about stimulus money."

[0:10]" Well or lack there of -- mean the governor when we got this estimate as many said that that we needed to get this where it needs it is needed the greatest and but the people most people to work quickly in -- seems to change the tune when we're ranked forty ninth in the nation. Four putting our share of federal stimulus funds to work that's disturbing. Especially because we were asked to get. So shovel ready programs. To the governor right away -- you get projects approved right away and and it's not happening in construction jobs are at risk good jobs for other sectors are at risk in I think would double digit. Unemployment they're coming up you know we're in real trouble."

[1:22]" I understand. If I understand correctly you're calling on the governor to fire his stimulus are."

[1:27]" Well absolutely you know when they when he hired Jeffrey Simon as the stimulus czar it was -- with the hopes that he had the experience to. You know get the job done in clearly he has not gotten the job done when we have money's sitting on the shelf it could be out there. Helping to estimates and stimulate our economy and it's just wrong -- differences it's another example quite frankly the you know the lack of attention to detail that the administration's had on issues like this and others."

[1:56]" I'm not mistaken the attorney general had promised strict. Oversight of the process she's also running for the US senator any thoughts on that."

[2:04]" Well yes she was there at the press conference saying that you know she would have strict oversight quite frankly she's failed to speak up about the unacceptably slow slow rate of spending and you know she's going to be a candidate she needs to have it have a position -- why -- the money. Not been spent to protect jobs and create jobs in Massachusetts at a time. When our unemployment rate is going almost double digits it's unacceptable."