Comments on: Congress Reluctant to Shine Light on Transportation Earmarks

By: KICK66-R-RIGHT!

KICK66-R-RIGHT! — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:20:57 +0000

KY’s I-66 will bulldoze through the Daniel Boone National Forest. Build roads where they’re needed!

By: Chris O'Leary

Chris O'Leary — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:02:17 +0000

Monumentality: That’s actually an extension of that I-66 that would run through West Virginia and Kentucky. And would be completely uselss in doing anything other than tearing through bluegrass fields and Appalachian hillsides.

By: Monumentality

Monumentality — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:39:00 +0000

Maybe it should be renamed something other than Interstate 66 since Interstate 66 already exists in Virginia and the District of Columbia!

By: The Overhead Wire

The Overhead Wire — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:52:31 +0000

Where’s the discussion about how legislators get earmarks because there is no other way to get funding for some good projects. yeah you mentioned the broken CE rating process once, but I’d like to see a discussion about why our funding mechanisms are so broken that congress critters have to go through a “black market” to get what their constituents want. Yeah there are some crazy projects out there, but why is everything sloughed into the “earmark” bin?

By: ian

ian — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:07:38 +0000

Woolsey’s not there. It’d be nice if she put SMART up for some funds though, recession means less tax revenue means either part of the line will be built later, or the whole project is delayed. how about a cool $50 mil to get the train rolling within the original 5 year timeframe? We need our small start.

By: Cap'n Transit

Cap'n Transit — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:27:00 +0000

As far as I can tell, those are the only ones in the NY delegation who’ve posted anything. It’d be nice if the Sunlight site at least gave you the ability to filter by state.

By: Cap'n Transit

Cap'n Transit — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:26:06 +0000

Eliot Engel (Hudson Valley) Steve Israel (Long Island, PDF)

By: Cap'n Transit

Cap'n Transit — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:24:47 +0000

Eric Massa (Central NY, Word doc)

By: Cap'n Transit

Cap'n Transit — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:24:23 +0000

Chris Lee (Buffalo) Carolyn Maloney (Manhattan, Queens)

By: Cap'n Transit

Cap'n Transit — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:22:58 +0000

My congresscritter isn't on there, but I did find these New York representatives (more than two links, so it'll need to be moderated): Eliot Engel (Hudson Valley) Steve Israel (Long Island, PDF Chris Lee (Buffalo) Carolyn Maloney (Manhattan, Queens) Eric Massa (Central NY, Word doc)