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Before coming president he says if you want to know exactly what will happen when we pass the stimulus report you need to read this report. what it says is that unemployment today would be 5.7% and roughly 13 million more americans work than are actually working. that's what he promised the stimulus would do, and his problems are that it didn't live up to the hype. jon: he said one of the problems we're facing now is that state and local governments have to layoff a lot of workers or don't have the ability to hire more. isn't some of that the after effect of the stimulus, a lot of money got du...

Governor had not produced one stimulus report. he's not complying with the law is what you're saying? >> not in compliance with the local law in regards to submitting a report. >> my veto was of no intent not to share information. >> reporter: since our visit, the governor has complied with the law and issued that report. in the days ahead, he said he hopes to increase the virgin island's share of the stimulus to $250 million. what would you say to folks on the mainland who wonder about a quarter of a billion dollars going to paradise? >> well, paradise needs it. it really does, one, help to u...

Legislation. so the territory's legislature overrode that veto last june. still six months later during our visit in january, the governor had not produced one stimulus report. >> he's not complying with the local law in regards to submitting a report 37. >> my veto was not intended not to share the information. >> reporter: what would you say to folks who wonder about a quarter of a million dollars going to paradise? >> it really does help us to be able to accommodate over 2 million americans that we get every year in terms of tourists. >> reporter: the stimulus has reached these islands. the...