Speaker Supports Gov's Transportation Initiative

Speaker of the House Bill Howell (R-28) announced his support of Gov. Bob McDonnell's transportation funding plan.

McDonnell has proposed increasing Virginia’s sales tax and abolishing its nearly 27-year-old gas tax as part of his $3.1 billion plan to fund improvements to Virginia’s transportation system over the next five years.

McDonnell's proposal is detailed in Tuesday's Patch article, .

"This is a bold and comprehensive long-term solution to Virginia's transportation funding needs," Speaker Howell said in a statement.

"This is not a patchwork solution. This plan allows us to make the critical investments in our infrastructure that will keep Virginia competitive in a global 21st century economy," he said.

"Without a solid infrastructure, customers can not get to businesses, employees can not get to work and businesses can not transport their goods. Simply, this is about jobs."

"Virginia's Road to the Future Plan" factsheet is available here.

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