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Province announces $2.5 million Agricultural Societies Infrastructure Revitalization Program
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Province announces $2.5 million Agricultural Societies Infrastructure Revitalization Program
On to do something about bringing those up to date and safe? >> well, americans do it's interesting, chris when we have to vote on referendums that call for an increase on taxes, voters approve 75% of the transportation referendums that are on the ballot. they distrust the federal government, but even that's starting to erode. we saw what happened with amtrak. you know amtrak the curves in the track bed are very dangerous. but there are seven bridges that amtrak trains between boston and new york ride over that are over 100 years old. the recommended life span for a bridge is 40 years. we are ...
Helped the republican governor i stood by his side on this we raised the gas tax over five years 28 cents a gallon 28 cents a gone and in the election after the vote not one legislator, republican or democrat who voted for the gas tax increase was defeated because people understand that we've got to do something. the problem is senator blumenthal said he hopes this tragedy will spur action but when the bridge collapsed in minnesota, remember we were all fired up got to do something about our infrastructure. two weeks later, boom that dissipated. we've got to take this seriously. we need a ten-...
Had no interest in spending two years in iowa or new hampshire. if i were president, i would convene a commission for three months and say give me a well thought out ten-year infrastructure revitalization program. tell me how we fund it. don't be shy to raise revenue. when you invest you have as to raise revenue. every company in this country has grown strong investing in their own growth. three months we got enough experts out there, willie who could put a plan together. let's clean up public safety. let's become more economically competitive. by the way, we create millions literally millions...
We do have 142 -- 30 million more jobs since you voted against nafta so something is working. >> in a country that's he knows the of millions of people larger than it was in 1993 too. >> the unemployment rate is lower than it was when you voted against nafta. it is lower. it is. >> the infrastructure revitalization program. that will create more manufacturing jobs. >> no question. >> tomorrow night i'll argue the other side of this fight. tomorrow night i'll go the other way. there are two sides to this argument. thank you. there are two sides. thank you, sir for coming on. i root for you all ...