Swamp: And it may be inevitable that some of those who voted against the biggest federal spending spree in modern-times will go home and brag about the benefits of the bill.
"Funding for transit projects in the stimulus package could accelerate the Central Florida Commuter Rail project,'' Florida Republican Rep. John Mica reports in a press release from his office.
"The total appropriation for transit systems includes $750 million for the New Starts program," Mica said. "Nationally, the Central Florida Commuter Rail project is next in line for final approval and federal funding from the Federal Transit Administration. ...The timing couldn't be better.''
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Republican Opportunists Bragging About Stimulus
If they had any integrity, those republicans and democrats who voted against the stimulus wouldn't spend the stimulus money. They would say "thanks but no thanks" and give it to someone else who supported the stimulus.
