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COLUMBIA, SC -- (WACH) Governor Sanford issued  the following  response to the Legislature's earlier  vetoes of budget and stimulus votes earlier today. 

"We've long said that spending the stimulus money in this fashion is incredibly irresponsible for the way it ignores the impact on future generations and for the way it puts our state on shaky financial footing with a nearly $1 billion budget hole two years from now," Gov. Sanford said. "To that end, we're incredibly disappointed that the House and Senate would choose to run roughshod over today's and tomorrow's taxpayers by overriding our budget vetoes tied to the stimulus.  While we're pleased that a handful of other vetoes have been sustained what they represent pales in comparison to this larger issue of the stimulus."

"We know that a suit will be filed against us on this issue, and as such we've filed a suit tonight in response.  We believe the legislature's end around move on the stimulus won't pass constitutional muster, and if it were allowed to stand it would have far reaching implications for future governors of this state and for governors of other states as well."

The Governor plans to issue additional statements Thursday at 11am.  WACH FOX News will have a complete report Thursday on WACH FOX News At Ten.