Congress pledges $220 million for viaduct, I-912 would kill it
There's a surprise in the federal highways bill that is expected to pass Congress soon: $220 million has been allocated for replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
But, as Senator Murray explains:
Defeating Initiative 912 is becoming more imperative than ever.
The Legislature has already taken the bold step of passing a package that will allow us to make an investment in the future - to rebuild our transportation infrastructure, which is in sorry shape.
Federal lawmakers have worked hard to secure some funding for Congress.
But all that hard work and negotiation is in jeopardy because of backwards-thinking activists who see nothing but the cost of everything.
I-912 may as well be an Eyman initiative - it's not really any different.
Issues like Initiative 912 are the reason I became involved in politics in the first place. I was sick and tired of seeing initiatives pass that toss our state's future down the garbage bin.
Angry and frustrated that public services in this state were being decimated, and that Eyman kept persuading Washingtonians to think only about their pocketbooks.
I and everyone else at NPI will oppose Initiative 912 with every last bit of energy we posess. We will not stand by idly and do nothing while the other side tries to destroy our state's future.
We're going to do more than run a website - much more. We're going to fight and campaign harder than we've ever done before to see this initiative go down in flames. You can click on the link above to join us in the fight.
But, as Senator Murray explains:
"Everybody needs to understand that if the gas tax is repealed in November we will lose the federal dollars that have been allocated."Meaning, of course, that if I-912 is pased in November, we'll lose the $220 million our lawmakers just secured for us.
Defeating Initiative 912 is becoming more imperative than ever.
The Legislature has already taken the bold step of passing a package that will allow us to make an investment in the future - to rebuild our transportation infrastructure, which is in sorry shape.
Federal lawmakers have worked hard to secure some funding for Congress.
But all that hard work and negotiation is in jeopardy because of backwards-thinking activists who see nothing but the cost of everything.
I-912 may as well be an Eyman initiative - it's not really any different.
Issues like Initiative 912 are the reason I became involved in politics in the first place. I was sick and tired of seeing initiatives pass that toss our state's future down the garbage bin.
Angry and frustrated that public services in this state were being decimated, and that Eyman kept persuading Washingtonians to think only about their pocketbooks.
I and everyone else at NPI will oppose Initiative 912 with every last bit of energy we posess. We will not stand by idly and do nothing while the other side tries to destroy our state's future.
We're going to do more than run a website - much more. We're going to fight and campaign harder than we've ever done before to see this initiative go down in flames. You can click on the link above to join us in the fight.
