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The transportation bill proposed in the U.S. House, HR 7, would destroy three decades of progress, returning to the highway-focused era where all federal motor vehicle fuel tax revenue (and other related tax income) would be once again totally dedicated to funding highway and road facilities, leaving mass transit on its own to scrounge for funding. Rail transit programs would be big losers, since the New Starts program and other crucial funding programs would be starved of revenue.
For more information ...

• House bill HR 7: Bad news for rail transit
• Tea Party and GOP declare war on public transportation with HR 7

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