Re: Pus oozing Pacheco tunnel
Author: Political theater
Date: 03-03-2021 - 03:44
"..redirect that money to provide mental health services for kids,"
Biden's "American Rescue Plan includes $130 billion toward K-12 priorities."
I'm sure school counseling will not be left out.
This is all unlike republicans doling out millions to energy companies during the last stimulus. Go figure.
#I_read_the_article Wrote:
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> 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.
>
> (Quote:)
> 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.