The Journal-Sentinal doesn't like:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/house-transportation-bill-doesnt-deserve-passage-7n43q2m-138899314.html
Some House Republicans, including Wisconsins Rep. Petri, oppose it:
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Veteran Midwestern Republicans like Reps. Tim Johnson (Ill.) and Tom
Petri (Wis.) are peeved that the government is no longer funding
bike paths.
I support biking. Ive been a big supporter for that, so obviously
thats not helpful, Johnson said. Im a strong supporter for biking
and obviously that vote doesnt make me happy.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72397.html#ixzz1lovNEmX3
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72397.html
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Lets hope it gets a serious makeover.
-darin
Quoting Eric Sundquist <[email protected]>:
House transportation bill out today is terrible. A lengthy
continuing resolutionswith the current policy would be FAR better
for bike-ped-transit (and really for all modes). Tammy Baldwin is
good on these issues, but it doesn't hurt to reinforce the message.
And please forward to others in districts (like Petri's).
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Unbelievable. House leadership makes unprecedented assault
on public transit
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:25:01 -0500 (EST)
From: Stephen Lee Davis, Transportation for America <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Dear Eric
Will we be stuck waiting for the bus, or just tossed underneath it?
Stop the House?s unprecedented assault on public transportation.
Only 24 hours before they vote Friday morning.
Send an urgent message to your representative today.
A key House Committee is threatening to kill three decades of
successful investments in mass transit ? originally started under
President Ronald Reagan ? by ending the guarantee for dedicated
funding for public transportation, leaving millions of riders
already faced with service cuts and fare increases out in the cold.
In a stunning development late last night, House leadership and the
Ways and Means committee made a shocking attack on transit that
would have huge impacts for the millions of people who depend on
public transportation each day.
They proposed putting every public transportation system in
immediate peril by eliminating guaranteed funding for the Mass
Transit Account and forcing transit to go begging before Congress
for general funds each year ? all while highway spending continues
to be guaranteed with protected funds for half a decade at a time.
We know it?s been a busy week already, but can you take just a
moment and tell your representative that this short-sighted idea is
intolerable for their voters?
This incredible move would roll back 30+ years of bipartisan federal
transportation policy and reverse a decision made by President
Reagan in the 1980?s to fund our nation?s transit system out of a
small share of gas tax revenues. This change would mean no more
guarantee of funding each year and no long-term stability for public
transportation. States, cities, communities and their transit
systems could lose billions.
Transit is an important component of our nation?s transportation
system. More people on transit means less congestion, less
pollution, and fewer cars on the road.
Tell your representative that this unprecedented attack on transit
won?t stand.
Thanks for your support,
Stephen Lee Davis
Deputy Communications Director
Transportation for America
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