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Statement from House Democratic Leaders on the Transportation Conference Committee Vote

Posted by Mike on Tuesday, February 27

For Immediate Release
February 24, 2007
 

Contact: Mark Bergman, 804-644-1966 ext. 222; 804-269-1323

 
Statement from House Democratic Leaders on the Transportation Conference Committee Vote


Democratic Leader Ward Armstrong and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Brian Moran issued the following statement regarding the vote on the transportation conference committee report.

"Today, the House of Delegates passed a conference committee report that does not address the needs for transportation in the Commonwealth. The plan presented to us is a political band-aid to a transportation crisis that needs an adequate, sustained revenue source and a comprehensive plan to build a transportation system for the 21st century.

By raiding dollars from the general fund and relying on massive debt, we are forcing our schools, our colleges, and our elderly in need of long term care to compete with our need for transportation.

Despite claims from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that this is the final compromise; it is simply not. It's a compromise of State GOP legislators that already agreed before the process began."

This week the Washington Post called the conference committee process rigged:  <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/21/AR2007022101667.html?nav=rss_opinion> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/21/AR2007022101667.html?nav=rss_opinion

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