No. 42 -- VIRGINIA AND TRUCKEE RAILWAY -- Nevada Railroad Reconstruction Chronicles
SENATORS COBURN AND MCCAIN SINGLE OUT V&T RECONSTRUCTION AS WASTEFUL STIMULUS SPENDING
12/09/2009
On Tuesday, December 8, Senators Tom Coburn and John McCain issued a press release and a report on wasteful stimulus spending projects.
The Press Release -- Senators Coburn and McCain Release New Oversight Report on Economic Stimulus Projects
The Report -- Stimulus Checkup
A closer look at 100 projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
In addition, the Las Vegas Review Journal printed an article later on December 8 saying that "conservative" Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons disagreed with McCain and Coburn, parroting the "V&T party line" that the project would create jobs and stimulate the local economy.
Las Vegas Review Journal Article -- Governor disputes criticism of stimulus money for Virginia & Truckee Railroad
My next blog post will be an extended discussion of the stimulative effects of the Virginia and Truckee Railway Reconstruction Project.
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