allies in congress can spend it their way, on things like turt turtle tunnels or bailing out politically connected investors at failing solar companies. bill: the reference at the end was to solyndra. republican congressman mike mom pay yo from kansas is on the energy and commerce committee. good morning to you. good morning, bill. bill: what did you think of mcconnell s speech there at the end? he has it exactly right. this administration is deeply committed if we send more of our money from kansas to washington, d.c. and redistribute that money the world would be bett. when you try to pick winners and losers, when you pick a particular energy sector or particular energy company with taxpayer money bad things happen. solyndra is one example of that. bill: do you think we re at the bottom of solyndra yet? we re not even close. just this week we have received a few more documents from the federal government telling us there
junkyard landscaping. 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, alliga 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.
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.
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