http://bobbrink.org Richmond Leadership. Northern Virginia Priorities. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:05:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://bobbrink.org/2011/02/transportation-short-term-further-debt/ http://bobbrink.org/2011/02/transportation-short-term-further-debt/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:32:46 +0000 afriedman http://bobbrink.org/?p=636 Last Friday, my colleagues in the House of Delegates approved Governor McDonnell’s transportation plan by a 65 – 33 vote.  The bill, touted by the Governor as ”the largest injection of funding” for transportation in Virginia in recent memory, relies on two funding strategies: borrowing money and tapping the state General Fund, which finances schools, health care, public safety and other core services.  The plan, as currently constructed, would leave the Commonwealth further in debt and fails to address anything beyond short-term concerns.  Because of these shortcomings, I voted against this version of the Governor’s transportation package.  I hope a more responsible plan will come to light before the end of the session.

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