“You will literally be fired, whoever you are,” she said. “You must spend this (borrowed) money. If your school district or state is not in a budget crisis, then that is excellent news for you. Most of you are, and we’re trying to help you make sure you maximize those (borrowed) dollars in the best way possible. They simply must be used. They were passed by Congress during an economic crisis, and it is your obligation as stewards of taxpayer dollars to spend it wisely, appropriately and in any way possible to help defray the budget crunch a lot of you are facing.”