Re: How did the bridge to nowhere happen?
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1) Motivation for building the bridge
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Money. Any big contract like this usually results in "fundraisers" for the legislator who got it passed.
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2)Motivation for senators not to trump it.
[/ QUOTE ] Not to sound like a broken record, or to reiterate pvn's statement, but also...money. The more money you secure in pork for your state, the more the recipients of that money are going to reward you for your favorable governance.
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