[net-gold] TRANSPORTATION : LAW: LEGISLATION : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT: Rangel Deplores GOP Bill To Cut Mass Transit Funding
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- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:29:29 -0500 (EST)
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TRANSPORTATION :
LAW: LEGISLATION :
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT:
Rangel Deplores GOP Bill To Cut Mass Transit Funding
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Rangel Deplores GOP Bill To Cut Mass Transit Funding
February 3, 2012
Press Releases
http://rangel.house.gov/news/press-releases/2012/02/
rangel-deplores-gop-bill-to-cut-mass-transit-funding-1.shtml
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/849jee8
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Washington D.C. - Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) condemned the Ways and
Means Committee's passage of the tax provision in H.R. 3864 - American
Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2011. This portion of the
bill would end the guaranteed funding for mass transportation and leave
today's inadequate funding levels in doubt. While Rangel and Congressman
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) tried to thwart the Republican effort by offering
an amendment to strike the provision, it failed on a strict party line
vote of 22-15.
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"At a time when unemployment in the construction sector is 13% nationally
we should be putting people to work to improve our nation's transportation
system, not cutting basic funding for public transportation providers such
as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority," said Rangel. "In New York
alone, over 8 million riders rely on the MTA everyday to commute across
bridges and highways to and from work. Gutting the lifeline for our
nation's transit agencies will have an erosive impact on the people and
the regional economy."
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The amendment offered by Rangel and Blumenauer would have preserved the
dedicated funding for transit programs offered by the Mass Transit
Account, which allows transit agencies in communities across the country
to plan for the future and allows the Federal Transit Agency to honor its
long-term commitments.
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At the direction of House leadership, the Republicans are expected to
reverse policy that began under President Ronald Reagan. For the past 30
years, Congress has supported dedicated funding for both highways and
transit. As congestion rose in urban areas, and rural areas saw their
share of car-less, low-income families rise, bipartisan support grew for
providing transit as a dependable relief valve. Republican proposal to
redirect federal gasoline tax revenues away from mass transportation would
mean that transit would have to compete each year for general fund
revenues that are in line for deep cuts in coming years.
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Added Rangel: "I will be fighting against this deplorable bill that is
obstructing our effort to improve our infrastructure and create jobs so
that future generations may have an adequate and safe transportation
system."
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More than 600 local officials groups, including the U.S. Conference of
Mayors, the National League of Cities, the National Association of
Counties, the National Association of City Transportation Officials, and
other organizations have signed on to a letter opposing H.R. 3864.
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More info on American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of
2012's Proposed Changes to Surface Transportation Funding:
H.R. 3864 would terminate all dedicated revenues 2.86 cents per gallon of
the 18.4 federal gasoline tax that have been dedicated to mass transit
since the Reagan Administration [it was only 1 cent under Reagan - this
amount has gone up over time]
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The Mass Transit Account would receive a one-time infusion of revenues
from the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury of roughly $40 billion to be
spent down over the life of the reauthorization. The offsets for these
funds have not yet been identified and could be controversial -- further
these funds would be subject to future budget fights as Congress looks to
reduce general fund spending.
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This represents a significant funding cut compared to current law for
transit and Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) programs.
In addition, this change breaks with three decades of policy and severs
the connection between user fees and transit programs.
General Fund revenues are subject to cuts in future years and do not
provide the budgetary firewalls and protections that currently exist for
the Mass Transit Account and the CMAQ program.
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Tags:
Democrats,
Economy,
Jobs,
Middle Class,
Republicans,
Transportation,
Ways and Means,
Working Class Families
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
http://workface.com/e/daviddillard
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