Pa. House Speaker Blasts Rendell Over PennDOT Unit

Pennsylvania House Speaker Keith McCall is blasting Gov. Ed Rendell for breaking up a unit within the state Department of Transportation that's been used by lawmakers to assist their constituents.

A letter sent by McCall to Rendell called the Legislative Services Section a way to help sort out difficult issues and aid people who have complicated problems or lack a computer or other means to deal with their PennDOT problems.

The letter was first posted Monday by the online site www.grassrootspa.com.

McCall's office says he's already met with Rendell to try to work out a resolution.

The existence of the special PennDOT unit was criticized as wasteful in a recent grand jury report on the topic of legislative corruption.