NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine says federal funds should not be used to repair a Florida naval station despite a plea from Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.
Kaine said in a letter to U.S. Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and John McCain, R-Ariz., that the $46 million in defense spending funds being sought by Crist would be better spent on other naval projects, The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press said Thursday.