U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said Monday that Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation funding plan, which could pump $3 billion into Virginia roads over the next three years, is not “fiscally conservative” or “the good classic Virginia way.”
Warner, speaking to reporter Jay Warren on WSLS in Roanoke, voiced his concerns with the spending plan, which has already passed both the House and Senate in the Virginia General Assembly.
“This is not going to fix our transportation problem,” he said. “Even though the governor acknowledges that. And by borrowing more now, the next governor is going to actually have even less transportation money because they’ve already bonded against the future federal dollars. We have helped a bit by this effort, but it’s not a long term fix.”
