Posted on 03/01/2011 10:36:05 AM PST by BradtotheBone
State lawmakers in Florida are threatening to sue GOP Gov. Rick Scott over his refusal to take $2.4 billion in high-speed rail money.
The fight in Florida comes amid a renewed push by President Obama on high-speed rail, which the White House has identified as a key investment in the nation’s future.
Scott describes the $2.4 billion the federal government has offered his state a “federal boondoggle” and has refused to accept the money to build a high-speed rail line from Tampa to Orlando.
Republicans in Washington have also criticized Obama’s proposal to spend on high-speed rail at a time of record deficits. The White House argues the investment in rail would help the nation’s economic growth.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has repeatedly extended the timeframe for Scott to accept the funds, only to be denied.
“It's time to play hardball,” Democratic Florida state Rep. Scott Randolph told Orlando TV station WESH in a Monday report. The station reported that two other state lawmakers – one Democrat and one Republican – are considering a lawsuit to force Scott to accept the money.
“It's a tough situation for the legislature but I think at some point in time, members of his own party are going to have to stand up and say that we are an independent branch of government, and you're going to respect us,” he told the station.
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They have more in common with addicts. They are addicted to OPM, other people’s money.
I would take the money to get all our electrical harness cable hanging in the air “buried” underground like in Scandinavia!!!
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