Democrats in the Virginia Senate have hijacked the state’s two-year, $85 billion compromise budget. They are holding it hostage until Republicans accede to their demands: $300 million in additional funding for Phase 2 of the Dulles Rail project.
This is the third budget proposal Senate Democrats have torpedoed this year. But to hear them tell it, Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell is to blame for their partisan brinksmanship and the resulting uncertainty it is creating for local government officials who are trying to put together their own budgets. Behind the current budget drama is the reality that the transit project, pushed by Democratic former Governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine, is on the ropes financially and politically.
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