Comments on: Stimulus Bill Passes House… Without the Support of Rep. DeFazio http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/02/13/stimulus-bill-passes-house-without-the-support-of-rep-defazio/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:43:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jon http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/02/13/stimulus-bill-passes-house-without-the-support-of-rep-defazio/#comment-411 jon Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:03:06 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=1268#comment-411 so theyre making the stimulus more conservative yet not one gop member supports it? if the gop is going to be against it at least make it something democrats can all get behind. afterall its the democrats who are going to get the blame/credit for the stimulus regardless of the obstructionist republicans. if they want tax credits/cuts/relief (whatever the PC term is of the moment) why not use them to get private railroads to make infrastructure improvements... it would be a "free market" response and would get infrastructure built/rebuilt while providing jobs. also benefits passenger trains in addition to the railroad's own freight trains. so theyre making the stimulus more conservative yet not one gop member supports it? if the gop is going to be against it at least make it something democrats can all get behind. afterall its the democrats who are going to get the blame/credit for the stimulus regardless of the obstructionist republicans.

if they want tax credits/cuts/relief (whatever the PC term is of the moment) why not use them to get private railroads to make infrastructure improvements… it would be a “free market” response and would get infrastructure built/rebuilt while providing jobs. also benefits passenger trains in addition to the railroad’s own freight trains.

]]> By: Yonah Freemark http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/02/13/stimulus-bill-passes-house-without-the-support-of-rep-defazio/#comment-410 Yonah Freemark Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:03:52 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=1268#comment-410 Whew! Thanks Jarrett! Whew! Thanks Jarrett!

]]> By: Jarrett http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2009/02/13/stimulus-bill-passes-house-without-the-support-of-rep-defazio/#comment-409 Jarrett Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:08:21 +0000 http://thetransportpolitic.com/?p=1268#comment-409 Peter de Fazio represents Oregon, not New York. Peter de Fazio represents Oregon, not New York.

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