VNN Ask The Governor summary for January 2010
Here is the summary of the Ask the Governor program for January 2010.
1. McDonnell started the show by saying it was a tremendous honor to give the Republican response to the State of the Union address. He says he wanted to talk up the differences between Democrats and Repubilcans. As for the state, he says that partisanship is something that needs to happen when work on the state budget happens. There's a lot of hard work to get done, and he says it can get done with cooperation from both parties.
2. McDonnell was asked if he would accept federal funds to balance the state budget. He says there are categories where you do have to get federal money--like transportation for the interstate system. But, the problem comes when you use federal money for operating expenses. There are some things where the state should apply for federal funds--like for charter schools. He says he's already asked for federal funds for that.
3. McDonnell gave some of his opinions on the health care reform debate and whether or not that will change thanks to the election of Scott Brown as a Senator from Massachusetts. The President last night talked about health care, but not until about half an hour into the speech. The Governor was also asked about raising certain fees--equating them to tax increases. McDonnell would only say that he's looking at tolls to raise some money--which he called user fees.
4. McDonnell wants to increase the speed limit statewide to 70 miles an hour. He says some stretches of Interstate 85 have it and it should be uniform across the state. He says that other states have done it and haven't seen an increase in fatal crashes. He also says he supports a performance audit of V-Dot and other state agencies. He also wants to increase Virginia's role in movie filming. He says it's a great revenue generator--and it's a shame that an upcoming movie on Secretariat, which is a Virginia horse, was filmed in Kentucky and Louisiana and not here.
The next Ask the Governor program is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, February 25th. We hope you can join us.
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