Scott rebuked by 26 senators over high-speed rail funding

[Scurrilous]

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"A veto-proof majority of the Florida Senate rebuked Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday in a letter that urged the federal government to give the state $2.4 billion in high-speed rail money that Scott wants to reject.

“Politics should have no place in the future of Florida’s transportation, as evidenced by this letter of bipartisan support,” said the letter, signed by 26 members of the Republican-controlled Florida Senate.

“This project would create real jobs, cleaner and smarter transportation and true economic development for Floridians,” said the letter written to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

The letter was partly authored by one of Scott’s first senate backers, Republican Paula Dockery of Lakeland, who argued that the newly created Florida Rail Enterprise could act independently of Scott because the state’s share of the rail money -- $300 million – was already approved last year by a previous governor, Charlie Crist."

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/17/2072075/scott-rebuked-by-26-senators-over.html#ixzz1EFkFSwY1

[RockaFowler]

1. It's gonna get a lot worse here in FL

He doesn't care about jobs. "Let's Get To Work" - please pRick. Where are the jobs??????

[LoveIsNow]

2. That's impressive

considering there are only 40 senators total.

[Puzzler]

3. I'm always amazed that the people who oppose the hi-speed rail projects ...

... seem to have no problem with supporting the interstate (or any state) highway system. Where do they think that came from?