Article: Kaine And GOP At Odds on Shortfall; Forecast in Error, Republicans Say

As Gov. Timothy M. Kaine kicked off a statewide tour Tuesday to sell Virginians on tax increases, House Republican leaders accused him of exaggerating claims that the state will fall nearly $3 billion short of what is needed to maintain its roads and bridges.

House Republicans vowed to kill Kaine's proposal and said the governor, a Democrat, is painting an overly gloomy picture of the state's needs, using a snapshot of today's sluggish economy to predict how much money will be needed over the next six years.

"The numbers are questionable at best," said House Majority Whip M. Kirkland Cox (R-Colonial Heights). "It creates a panic scenario."

But Kaine and his administration defended the ...

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