U.S. House Bill Shouldn’t ‘Emasculate’ Transit, LaHood Says
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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives shouldn’t pass a transportation proposal that would end dedicated funding from gasoline-tax revenue for mass transit, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
The House “cannot pass a bill that emasculates transit,” LaHood said today in Washington at a conference of state transportation officials.