junkyard landscaping. lighthouse renovations. saddle tree factory reservation. battleship texas restoration. but none of these projects got transportation funds. mitch mcconnell and rand paul complained about turtle tunnels in florida. the truth is very different. culverts were built on either side of u.s. 27 so drivers would not swerve to avoid turtles, alligators, beavers and other wildlife crossing the road. there was also the lie about 10% of funds going to the transportation enhancements. and by mandating that 10% of highway funds have to be spent on non-highway needs at a time when our country is running massive deficits. that s 2%, not 10%. most of it goes for bicycle and pedestrian projects.
lighthouse renovations. saddle tree factory reservation. battleship texas restoration. none of these got funds. mitch mcconnell and rand paul complained about turtle tunnels in florida. the truth is very different. coverts were built on either side of u.s. 27 so drivers would not swerve to avoid turtles, alligators, beavers and other wildlife crossing the road. there was also the lie about 10% of funds going to the transportation enhancements. and by mandating that 10% of highway funds have to be spent on non-highway needs at a time when our country is running massive deficits. that s 2%, not 10%. most of it goes for bicycle and pedestrian projects. protesters in oakland are preparing for a citywide strike. here we go. is this where the 99% movement
that s insane. i think that s again, that is why people across this country are so frustrated. reporter: nobody can tell us how an ordinary muffin like this could cost $16. but this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ways that washington wastes your money. look at herman the hermit crab or rex the mountain lion. the department of homeland security has developed several mascots to teach kids how to prepare for disasters. cut back to just one mascot and by one estimate you save $2.6 million on production and program costs. highway funds are still going for all kinds of things that don t have much to do with highways at all. like the $269,000 white squirrel sanctuary in tennessee. the nearly $200,000 for a theater at the corvette museum in kentucky. and just look at the fancy posters congress gets printed up for speeches. we ve been asking for two years how much they cost and still
over and he s most remembered in minnesota for the i-35w bridge collapse because he cut highway funds on transportation. so tim pawlenty has problems. romney has problems because his health care plan mirrors the national democratic plan on health care and other than those two candidates, i don t know who else has a chance to the republican field. it was proven that bridge collapse was because of a design flaw. it had nothing to do with thank you, steve. chuck, we ll give you the final word. well, to mark, i don t know if he knows but obama has announced that he wants the united states to go back to pre-1803 louisiana purchase borders. and i think that should help the republicans. steve, i m going to make a suggestion. we should go with the manager of the cleveland indians if you re a republican because at least they can win! all right. great radio rumble today. chuck and guy and mark levine, thank you all for joining us today from across the country. thanks, steve.
we found out that 12% of the bridges in this country were structurally deficient and by the way a report came out just a couple of weeks ago that said the same thing. and it also said that 69,000 bridges in this country need major repairs. and it also said in that report that bridges in this country on an average are 42 years old and they re structurally supposed to have a life span of 50 years. but i guess we ll wait. we ll wait. you know, your highway funds are kind of big. it always helps in economic development. and it s always good to know that you can be crossing a bridge in america that s going to be safe. we got more cuts. community health centers are going to lose $600 million. i know about these folks. i went to these health care clinics. but that was a different program. this is in your community. $600 million. now you know who these folks are? they re the elderly, the poor, the homeless, the uninsured.