Pus oozing Pacheco tunnel
Author: #I_read_the_article
Date: 03-02-2021 - 11:16
Good one. I am actually quite pleased to see healthy and vigorous debate between libs and conservatives on how money is blown spent in the state.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Money allocated for BART in the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives, has become a central point of contention.
At the Conservative Political Action Conference over the weekend, Rep. Devin Nunes from the Central Valley panned the idea of the entire project.
"We already know that part of this money is going to go to build a tunnel from Silicon Valley to San Francisco," said Nunes. "These tech oligarchs are the last people that need anybody's money, and they sure as hell don't need a tunnel from Silicon Valley to San Francisco."
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield didn't object to spending the funds, but he argued they should be spent elsewhere.
"The Socialists have brought the swamp back. $140 million for a tunnel near Pelosi's district, and when Republicans tried to redirect that money to provide mental health services for kids, every single Democrat voted against the kids," tweeted McCarthy.