Virginia Ranks Last on Spending Transportation Stimulus Funds
Yesterday, U.S. House Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) sent a letter to Governor Tim Kaine that Virginia ranks DEAD LAST in spending the transportation stimulus funds (and Virginia was also the last to request them).
According to the letter, Virginia has only spent 17% of the funds available on projects that are currently underway. This is pretty devastating for our Governor, especially considering that he has spent more time away from the Commonwealth dealing with DNC business.
Since Tim Kaine has been Governor, we have not seen any initiative from him on job creation or addressing budget issues in a serious manner. To say that he has been the worst Governor in Virginia’s history might be an understatement.
Posted on October 2, 2009, in National Politics, Virginia Politics and tagged Stimulus, Tim Kaine, Transportation, Virginia. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Perhaps Governor Kaine is just clearing the way for the new governor, Bob McDonnell, to make the decisions on how best to spend the money.
Over the last few decades, the one major government responsibility that Virginia has been under spending is transportation.