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Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Says New Budget Promotes Economic Development; Improves Safety for Bridges, Dams, Rail, Aviation
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July 4, 2008
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Chuck Ardo, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-
783-1116
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Despite a
struggling national economy, Pennsylvania is aggressively tackling
bridge repairs, water and sewer infrastructure, high-hazard dams and
outmoded rail and aviation facilities with investments in the 2008-
09 commonwealth budget that Governor Edward G. Rendell signed today.
The budget agreement includes nearly $2 billion in investments for
these critical areas, which address problems that were decades in
the making and will put thousands of Pennsylvanians to work.
"Working with legislative leaders of both parties, we hammered
out a ...