Comments on: Will Senator Boxer Give in to Global-Warming-a-Hoax Inhofe on Stimulus? http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/will-senator-boxer-give-in-to-global-warming-a-hoax-inhofe-on-stimulus/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles Siegel http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/will-senator-boxer-give-in-to-global-warming-a-hoax-inhofe-on-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-3464 Charles Siegel Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:49:17 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1440#comment-3464 Feinstein is at it too. When will she figure out that building more highways never reduced congestion in the past, and won't do any better in the future? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_go_co/congress_stimulus Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked Democrats from adding $25 billion for highways, mass transit, and water projects to President Barack Obama's economic recovery program. At issue was a plan by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to increase the highway funding in the bill to $40 billion, which reflected complaints from lawmakers in both parties that Obama's plan doesn't do enough to relieve a backlog of unfinished projects. The duo also wanted to increase mass transit programs by $5 billion boost and water projects by $7 billion. "Our highways are jammed. People go to work in gridlock," Feinstein said Tuesday. Feinstein is at it too. When will she figure out that building more highways never reduced congestion in the past, and won’t do any better in the future?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_go_co/congress_stimulus

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked Democrats from adding $25 billion for highways, mass transit, and water projects to President Barack Obama’s economic recovery program.

At issue was a plan by Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to increase the highway funding in the bill to $40 billion, which reflected complaints from lawmakers in both parties that Obama’s plan doesn’t do enough to relieve a backlog of unfinished projects. The duo also wanted to increase mass transit programs by $5 billion boost and water projects by $7 billion.

“Our highways are jammed. People go to work in gridlock,” Feinstein said Tuesday.

]]> By: Scott Mace http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/02/03/will-senator-boxer-give-in-to-global-warming-a-hoax-inhofe-on-stimulus/comment-page-1/#comment-3457 Scott Mace Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:08:24 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1440#comment-3457 Boxer's voice mailbox was full when I tried it just now. Boxer’s voice mailbox was full when I tried it just now.

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