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Cynthia Nixon: Infrastructure decimated by tax breaks given to corporations

"Andrew Cuomo has given massive tax breaks to corporations and the super rich while starving the state and its cities of the most basic services and decimating our infrastructure," Nixon wrote on her campaign site. "His inhumane budgets have been passed on the backs of our children, our working and middle class, and our elderly."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2018 New York governor race Mar 20, 2018

Karen Handel: Best for government to get out of the way on infrastructure

The first local issues emerged more than 30 minutes into the debate, when the candidates were asked about transportation. Ossoff said he would be willing to work with Trump to trigger a national renewal of infrastructure. Handel said the federal government worked best on such issues when it gets out of the way.
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2017 Georgia House debate Jun 6, 2017

Casey Cagle: 10-year transportation plan for roads & bridges improvements

Casting the I-85 bridge collapse as a "wakeup call," Cagle said he'd order a new 10-year transportation plan that would rank which roads and bridges most need improvements and identify new corridors to build. He expressed support for more reversible lanes, tunnels and even elevated routes. "We have to be willing to go up and go under if that is what is going to be required," said Cagle. "There is nothing that is off the table. It is that important. We cannot afford to be unproductive as a state because we are constantly sitting in congestion."

"First we have to determine where the needs are and what the consumers are willing to pay, and we have to be willing to put the needed resources behind the build-out. State funding is certainly not off the table."

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2018 Georgia governor race Apr 29, 2017

Casey Cagle: Double--if not triple--our investment in transportation

Hill said he would "spend less on low-return activities" and reinvest those public dollars in K-12 education, transportation and public safety. He offered few specifics on potential cuts, though he said "we're going to look at every dollar that's spent and we're going to measure results." As a senator with a MARTA line running through his district, Hill also indicated he would support state funding for transit as part of a broader transportation plan. "What I can tell you is that we're going to deliver results. Transit is going to be a part of that," he said. "We've got to double if not triple our investment in transportation, and that's going to be our goal."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2018 Georgia governor race Apr 25, 2017

George W. Bush: Census by head count, if possible

Bush has not come down clearly on either side (sampling vs. traditional head count) “He believes every effort ought to be made to count every person and get it right,” the governor’s spokeswoman said.
Source: Mark Sherman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jun 4, 1999

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