A local congresswoman and local political leaders gathered in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday to draw attention to a Republican proposal in Washington that they say works against national goals of job growth and improving the economy.
A transportation bill spearheaded by Republicans in the House of Representatives would cost California 51,000 jobs alone, Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, claimed at a news conference held at the site of a city street project off Johnson Avenue and Buchon Street.
Capps and others said Congress needs to take a serious look at what they described as the nation’s “crumbling infrastructure” and deal with it sooner rather than later.
They said that street projects such as the one off Johnson would put people to work while also bringing infrastructure up to date.
Capps was joined at the morning event by San Luis Obispo County Supervisors Adam Hill and Bruce Gibson and San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx, among others.
They displayed charts and graphs prepared by staffers at the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments showing expected cuts in funding for local projects should the transportation bill pass.
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