As outlined in the GO(B)P's Pledge to America's Corporations, much better to have massive tax cuts for the wealthiest two percent and more wasteful defense spending than investment in transit that will improve mobility, improve air quality, reduce our consumption of oil, encourage hundreds of millions (billions) of dollars of development around stations, and put people back to work building a much-needed rail system connecting people in the nation's largest county.
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GOP-controlled House might hinder Villaraigosa's transit funding request[/B]
Republicans are vowing to cut government spending, but the L.A. mayor and others argue that his 30/10 plan — seeking federal loans to expedite key transit projects — is a wise use of federal money.
By Richard Simon and Dan Weikel, Los Angeles Times
November 6, 2010
"After Tuesday's election, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa could have a tougher time securing federal aid for his plan to accelerate a dozen local transit projects, including the much-heralded Westside subway extension. That's because the Republican majority sweeping into the House has pledged to rein in government spending.
Although Villaraigosa has enjoyed the support of many fellow Democrats in Washington for his so-called 30/10 plan, a number of California's congressional Republicans have been wary, at best, of sending Los Angeles more federal funding when the federal budget is covered in red ink.
"With this year's deficit at $1.3 trillion, and next year's projected to be a trillion dollars or more, it's going to be extremely difficult to convince Congress to increase spending for anything," said Jim Specht, deputy chief of staff to Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands), who could return as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee..."
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,5970508.story
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