CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings October 15, 2013
The conservative base of the Republican Party does not like big infrastructure plans. And so you dont have to wonder why we have the highest unemployment in the region. This would have provided 40,000 permanent jobs, not to mention 6,000 construction jobs. You know, the governor didnt have a new cost estimate. The Government Accounting Office came out after he gave his reasons, he said there was a new cost estimate that showed that new jersey was going to have to pay for cost overruns. Well, that was shown not to be true. The transportation secretary, ray lahood, came to new jersey at least tw...
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