‘Heartbreaking’ transportation cuts hit home in GOP districts

[FoghornLeghorn]

Politico? I will never expect to get the full truth from that Deep State outlet.

 

[Seymour Flops]

A lot of my Trump-voting neighbors support cuts anyway....no matter the cost to the community.

They are all, of course, quite comfortable financially~

Of course.

People who are willing and able to work to take care of themselves are not interested. And having those who are not freeload off of them forever in an unlimited way.

 

[BluesLegend]

LOL..whoever 'you people' may be.

You people, Dem putrid foul smelling shit stains of humanity.

 

[BluesLegend]

Of course, this thread is about Red states and how they are trying to handle the loss of funds.

But you do you~

No the thread is about Dem faux rage and faux concern and in general TDS that gives them those infected pustules.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Of course.

People who are willing and able to work to take care of themselves are not interested. And having those who are not freeload off of them forever in an unlimited way.

I'm not so sure that Highway infrastructure or education grants are 'freeloading'...But if that's how you see it...

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

You people, Dem putrid foul smelling shit stains of humanity.

Not a Dem, you ignorant piece of shit..and if there's a 'putrid shit stain of humanity' here..it's definitely you.

Not everyone belongs to a political party...and not everyone uses their political and cultural leaning to excuse their ignorant behaviors.

But then, you're not everyone, now are you?

******* tool~

 

[SassyIrishLass]

$87MM for 2 miles of road. Must be CA contractors

Probably the same ones who were behind the train to nowhere

 

[Eman623]

Probably the same ones who were behind the train to nowhere

You have no idea what a boondoggle our train to nowhere is. $87M for 2 miles? Chickenfeed!

CA's HSR from Merced to Bakersfield will end up costing about $200M per mile. That's through the flat, relatively-empty Central Valley. The full route with mountains and dense urban areas will be closer to $300M per mile.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Everyone wants other people's money.

Especially the Israelis.

 

[FoghornLeghorn]

Especially the Israelis.

Hypocrite.

 

[FoghornLeghorn]

See for yourself, a welfare state for Israel courtesy of US taxpayers, talk about ******* socialism !

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You love taking other people's money too - hypocrite.

 

[ColonelAngus]

An unfinished road is not HEARTBREAKING.

That would be when 3 people in a minivan die because an illegal that Newsom gave a CDL to committed an illegal uturn on a ******* highway.

Now 3 dead citizens.

That is HEATBREAKING.

Maybe the author of the article OP posted can do a story on the people in the minivan killed by an illegal.

 

[Dorian Mode]

Democraps really are desperate for the gotchas, aren't they? Almost no Trump voters regret their vote, they know what the alternative was. Neo-leftists: you couldn't get Trump in 9+ years, and you're not going to get him in the next 3.5. But don't let that stop you from being an idiot spewing Trump Hate 24/7 on the Internet with absolutely no return on your investment. However, the Opportunity Cost of wasting 12 years will be enormous.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Drive through it all the time..so?

It's got a lot of money.

They really need the federal government to do this?

 

[struth]

Well..Trump wields an axe that cuts all people..err...all poor people.
But the irony is thick here..as their local Congress-critters refuse to answer questions as to why they voted to F'k their constituents.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/20/republicans-voted-to-slash-biden-era-transportation-grants-their-constituents-arent-happy-00513426

In St. George, a short drive from Zion National Park’s stunning views and sandstone cliffs, the $87.6 million would have helped address the increasingly busy interstate highway that bifurcates the rapidly growing city. Residents in the area voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2020 and 2024. But now they’re feeling the impacts of Republicans’ quest to scrub the government of Biden-era programs that conflict with Trump’s priorities.

“There’s a 2-mile stretch of that highway where you can’t get through,” said Jimmie Hughes, a Republican City Council member in St. George. The project “really was an answer to a lot of congestion. It’s a little bit heartbreaking, but we’re not giving up.”

Hughes said his city may have been in a “baby out with the bathwater” situation.

Spokespeople for Utah Republican Sens. John Curtis and Mike Lee didn’t respond to a request for comment. Nor did one for GOP Rep. Celeste Maloy, who represents the St. George area and, like the senators, voted for the recent domestic policy law.

Maloy heralded the bill generally when it cleared the House, counting the fact that it “rescinds wasteful IRA dollars” as among the “many wins for Utah.”

87.6 million for two miles??

 

[HikerGuy83]

Of course, this thread is about Red states and how they are trying to handle the loss of funds.

But you do you~

Red states deal with it. You think we voted for Trump NOT knowing he might create some grief in our lives.

It's our children, grandkids, great grandkids who will not suffer because we chose to make these cuts now.

We also need to tax the rich....all the while slashing spending.

 

[struth]

LOL..whoever 'you people' may be.

I doubt Dems are broken up...more like gleeful that it appears Red state voters voted against their interests.

If and when rural America's flow of Fed money stops or even slows down--if will mean a lot of services curtailed.
Most people will shrug and tighten their belts.

Only the poor will get really screwed....again.

Why do you think it’s in anyone’s interest to spending 87 million on two miles of road

 

[HikerGuy83]

Many times

Average.....that means average.....home price is 550,000.

They don't need the fed to build a road.

 

[HikerGuy83]

I doubt Dems are broken up...more like gleeful that it appears Red state voters voted against their interests.

That term always cracks me up.

Does voting in your interest mean you get more goodies than someone else.

They do come from somewhere.

Or were people right about Obamadollars growing on trees.

 

[LAUGHatLEFTISTS]

$87MM for 2 miles of road. Must be CA contractors

The two miles of road probably cost 20 million. The rest is grift for the politicians.