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Working
together, we can stop Governor Doyle and President Obama's train to
bankruptcy.
“Wisconsin taxpayers should not have
to pay for the mistakes of Governor James Doyle,” says Peter Theron.
“Everyone uses the interstate highway system, but the train will only be
used by an elite few.”
The City of Madison denied Peter's permit to conduct a Citizen-Initiated
Rail-Corridor Use Study, CIRCUS, but they
cannot deny you the right to voice your objection.
Join Peter Theron on
Friday, August 27, 2010 from 4-6pm at the intersection of Blair-Williamson
in Madison for an informational picket of the proposed high-speed and
commuter rail crossings planned for this vital intersection! And
bring your Tea Party signs!!
Plan to arrive
early. There are several parking ramps around the Capital Square.
E-mail peter@theronforcongress
if you would like to rideshare - we'll need drivers and passengers!
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Peter
Theron, a Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional
District, is prepared to back the campaign pledges of Scott Walker and
Mark Neumann to stop the $810 million Madison-Milwaukee train. Theron’s
legislative proposal will save Wisconsin taxpayers from having to pay
more for this poorly conceived project.
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood has committed federal dollars that
he says Wisconsin would have to return if the train is not built.
Theron’s proposal would change federal law to drop the continuing-effort
condition on federal transportation funding. Canceling the train project
would then require no payback of spent funds. Unspent funds would go
towards paying down the federal debt.
The
current rail line costs Wisconsin taxpayers $6.5 million, a figure that
does not include any federal subsidies that support the train’s
operation.
Theron
has already proposed that funding of commuter and high-speed rail should
only be provided as loans, rather than grants, to eliminate the illusion
that “federal money is somehow free”.Theron attempted to demonstrate the
effects of passenger rail on Madison traffic with CIRCUS (Citizen
Initiated Rail-Corridor Use Study), but was denied a permit by Madison’s
Street Use Staff Committee.
“This
fall when voters elect a Republican governor, it will be a referendum to
stop the train.” Theron adds. “I want voters to know that when they vote
for a Republican for governor in November, that I will work with that
Republican to make it easier to stop this poorly conceived project.”
You can
learn more about Peter Theron by visiting
TheronForCongress.com or
by emailing him at
Peter@TheronForCongress.com.
Paid for
and authorized by Friends of Peter Theron, Tina Brooks, Treasurer.
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