Americans for Prosperity Statewide Tour

Americans for Prosperity stopped by the Museum of The Shenandoah Valley on Thursday as part of their Taxpayer Trust Tour. AFP is a group that monitors pork barrel spending at the state and federal level.

If you are interested in more info. on AFP they can be found on the web at http://www.americansforprosperity.org

The Winchester Star covered their stop in Winchester.

Highlights from the article:

“Spending in The Commonwealth has increased 111% over the past 10 years while the population has grown only 12%.”

“$37 million in direct funding was given to more than 300 museums, theaters, tourist attractions, and other projects in Virginia this year. The group figures more than $200 million have gone to projects over the past decade.”

“$87,500 was given to the Virginia Museum of Transportation — a point she finds ironic, given the General Assembly was involved in its longest budget stalemate because of transportation issues.”

I wish AFP the best of luck in their mission – as far as I can tell their going to need it.