On Friday Oct 15th, During the Western Political Action Conference, WCPAC, we interviewed Congressman Tom McClintock for the Cutting Edge-a talk show.
After the interview I headed to a hospitality suite with the Congressman and told him I have a $2 billion check for him to take back to DC, representing the remainder of the stimulus funding awarded to CA by the Obama Administration.
Like myself, Tom does not support this proposed 800 mile high speed rail system.
I bring this up now after being surprised to see Monday’s story in the San Jose Mercury News by Mike Rosenberg where the headline reads: “GOP House aims to take $2 billion back from California high-speed rail.”
In his report it reads that
“A coalition of 27 House Republicans, led by the ranking members of the committee that controls spending, wants to yank $2 billion in stimulus funds promised to California to kick-start the massive project.
Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Redlands, last week introduced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Rescission Act, which would return the final $12 billion in unspent and uncommitted stimulus funds to the U.S. Treasury to help fight the $1.3 trillion U.S. deficit.”
To read the full story simply click on the following link:
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county/ci_16687559?nclick_check=1
Gilbert commentary. I will continue to lobby for blocking this massive HSR system that does not pencil out and whose prior $9 billion ballot measure only increases our out of control debt service at a time when we cannot agree to a budget that covers basic needs and services.
Ha! Never gonna happen. This “American Recovery and Reinvestment Rescission Act” won’t get past the Senate. And even if it did, the President will veto it.
And Obama is doing so well in polls right now – in places like Virginia and North Carolina – now that dopey Americans remember exactly why they hated Republicans so much – that we’ll sweep back in in ‘012.
No stopping progress! And Larry will live long enough to take a great High-Speed rail trip up to Sacramento to lobby against something else good.