SEN. VOINOVICH VOTES AGAINST NON-STIMULUS SPENDING BILL
‘It is irresponsible for us to attempt to save the present by mortgaging the future.’
A massive new Interstate 90 bridge in Cleveland will be named in honor of retiring U.S. Sen. George Voinovich. The tribute was announced Thursday night by Gov.-elect John Kasich and leading GOP state lawmakers during an Ohio Statehouse gathering celebrating Voinovich’s career. The Columbus Dispatch reports the 74-year-old Republican was moved to tears by the turnout of close friends and former staff members. He told them he took “fatherly pride” in having had the opportunity to touch their lives.
The new, $450 million bridge in Cleveland replaces the Inner Belt Bridge. The project received $85 million from the federal economic stimulus package.