March 20: Virginia road plan could unravel â in Washington (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
March 20, 2013
A couple of days before the final vote last month on the tax-fattened fix for roads and rail, state Senate Democrats met privately in an anteroom off the Senate floor to discuss the $6 billion plan. Among their worries: Would Congress deliver millions in taxes from Internet sales that could be plowed into transportation?
Looking for guidance, Senate Democratic leader Dick Saslaw picked up his mobile phone, calling U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. To Saslaw’s surprise, Warner answered ...