Reps. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Colin Allred (D-TX), and Dina Titus (D-NV) encouraged Buttigieg to provide robust funding from the Infrastructure IIJA to support high-speed rail projects underway in their states.
Both the Senate and House of Representatives have advanced Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 THUD Appropriations bills.
The $499-billion federal legislation is full of carbon reduction, resiliency, and clean energy incentives.
Sam Graves has served as the committee’s Ranking Republican Member for the last four years.
APTA said that public transit investment in this reconciliation bill will help address climate change, equity challenges and mobility demand for our communities.
Financial institutions have predicted without federal government relief aid, the industry could see more than 40% of the 3,000 businesses permanently shut down.
Transit agency leaders hosted a rally that called on Congress to urgently deliver significant and immediate federal aid to public transportation systems nationwide.
Bill includes $8 billion for the private motorcoach industry.
Seventy-seven percent of respondents want to see more funding. Additionally, by a three-to-one margin, voters want to see action taken to fix public transit infrastructure.
Regardless of electoral outcome, some trends that have been accelerating for years will continue well into 2021 and beyond.
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