House GOP Transportation bill would slash $1.2 billion from housing subsidies for the poor, eliminate funding for high-speed rail, eliminate bike/ped funding, and cut $200 million for new transit projects.
On the other hand, the GOP has no problem with continuing $150 million in subsidies for the Essential Air Services program.
[…] transportation spending has come to account for a bigger share of U.S. household budgets over time. Systemic Failure scoffs at the transportation priorities laid out by Republicans in the House of Representatives. […]
Well, I mean, it’s got ‘essential’ right in the name! How could you go wrong?