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Article: Kaine And GOP At Odds on Shortfall; Forecast in Error, Republicans Say
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- The Washington Post
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- May 14, 2008
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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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