A stalwart of infrastructure development, Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) on Monday called for the Pennsylvania legislature to reach a consensus on a state transportation funding plan before the midterm elections in November. Gov. Rendell, who is serving the final months of his second and final term in office, said that a new funding plan for infrastructure would allow for needed maintenance and immediately create badly needed jobs in Pennsylvania.
Gov. Rendell’s effort to invest more money into his state’s crumbling infrastructure re-emphasizes the fact that more money needs to be spent towards infrastructure development, even in a time of grave fiscal constraints because of needed maintenance and the ability of transportation investments to quickly create well-paying jobs.
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