McCollum & Taxpayers for Common Sense Say Bachmann's Boondoggle Bridge is a "Monument to Waste"

Rep. Betty McCollum and Ryan Alexander of Taxpayers for Common Sense in Roll Call: The Senate recently passed S. 1134 without debate. This legislation grants approval for construction of a $700 million bridge across the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Like Alaska’s infamous “Bridge to Nowhere,” this boondoggle bridge may soon become a national symbol of excess at taxpayer expense in the coming election cycle. If this legislation, authored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), or its House companion (H.R. 850), sponsored by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), comes to the House floor for action, Members will have a clear litmus test on wasteful government spending. Read the whole thing.