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Peter Shumlin on Local Issues |
There are two Irene lessons that we must seize from our experience. The first lesson is clear: if after Irene we can rebuild over 500 miles of damaged road & 34 bridges in four months for a fraction of normal cost, we must apply those lessons to maintaining and rebuilding Vermont's aging transportation infrastructure from this point forward. We will build faster, smarter, and more economically.
The second lesson comes from the remarkable tenacity of the hundreds of small businesses that were drowned in water and mud. I pledge the following: My jobs agenda will expand the ability of businesses to get access to capital when they need it most.