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States With Heavy Military Presence Hurt Hardest

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governors including Indiana Governor Mike Pence said that GOP governors had initially understood the package would center solely on spending cuts. Added GOP Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin: "If you raise taxes, consumers won't spend." Democrats such as Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin supported the balanced approach. He said on NBC's Meet the Press that Republican governor should "speak up, stand up or be part of the problem."

Follows is a 50-state sampling of budget cuts outlined by the White House for just this year. The entire report can be found at the White House website.

Alabama: $11 million cut in funding for education would put 150 jobs for teachers and aides at risk, and 1,100 kids would be turned away from Head Start programs.

Alaska: $1.8 million cut from programs ensuring clean air and water, and $2.1 million cut from grants for fish and wildlife protections.

Arizona: 10,000 civilian Department of Defense employees would face furloughs, cutting their gross pay by $52.5 million, and 2,570 fewer children will receive vaccines.

Arkansas: $5.9 million in education cuts would put jobs at risk for 80 teachers and aides, and $62,000 from domestic violence services would mean 200 fewer women are helped.

California: 64,000 civilian Department of Defense employees would face furloughs, cutting their gross pay by $399.4 million, and 15,810 fewer children would receive routine vaccines.

Colorado: Public safety programs in law enforcement, courts and victims' services would be cut by $213,000, and 12,000 civilian Department f Defense employees would be furloughed, cutting $68.5 million in gross pay.

Connecticut: $2 million would cut from programs ensuring clean air and water, and 500 children would be turned away from Head Start programs.

Delaware: $330,000 in cuts for substance abuse treatment would mean 400 fewer addicts get help, and $86,000 in cuts from employment assistance means 3,230 fewer people will get help finding jobs.

District of Columbia: 13,000 civilian Department of Defense employees would face furloughs, cutting their gross pay by about $111.3 million, and $324,000 in cuts to the public health department would mean 8,100 fewer HIV tests administered.

Florida: $2.3 million cut from employment assistance means 78,960 fewer people will get help finding jobs, and 31,000 civilian Department of Defense employees will face furloughs, cutting their gross pay by $183.2 million.

Georgia: $17.5 million cut in education funding means 210 fewer teachers and aides serving students with disabilities, and 2,490 low-income college students would no longer receive financial aid.

Hawaii: 20,000 civilian Department of Defense employees would face furloughs, cutting gross pay by $134.1 million, and $1.3 million would be cut from programs ensuring clean air and water.

Idaho: 200 children would be turned away from Head Start programs, and $33,000 in cuts to domestic violence services means 100 fewer victims will be helped.

Illinois: 3,280 low-income college students would no longer receive financial aid, and 2,700 children would be turned away from Head Start programs.

Indiana: 2,770 fewer children will receive routine vaccinations, and 11,000 civilian Department of Defense employees will face furloughs, cutting

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