Transportation For America 2016 budget Archives

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Help make TIGER roar in this year’s budget

10 Dec 2015 | Posted by Steve Davis | 2 Comments | 2016 budget, Action, Appropriations, budget, House, senate, TIGER

Though the multi-year transportation bill is behind us, Congress is currently considering an annual transportation spending bill with $600 million for the competitive TIGER grant program — an increase of $100 million over existing funding amounts. We need to support it this week as Congress finalizes a new budget to carry us into next year.

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US House approves bill by a thin margin that makes cuts to TIGER, transit construction and passenger rail

11 Jun 2015 | Posted by Steve Davis | 1 Comment | 2016 budget, amtrak, Appropriations, budget, House, new starts, passenger rail, small starts, THUD, TIGER

Late Tuesday night, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass their yearly transportation spending bill with just 6 votes separating the bill from defeat. While the cuts to TIGER, Amtrak and New Starts transit capital programs were unfortunately approved by the House, it’s unlikely this bill will become law any time soon. That’s because of the Senate’s likely inability to pass any annual spending bills this summer due to the parties’ lack of agreement on overall funding for the government this year.

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UPDATE: The House is voting to slash transportation programs local communities are counting on

3 Jun 2015 | Posted by Steve Davis | 3 Comments | 2016 budget, amtrak, Appropriations, congress, funding, House, new starts, small starts, THUD, TIGER, transit

This evening, the House of Representatives is expected to begin debate and vote on their annual transportation funding bill. As it stands, the bill will make painful cuts to several important transportation programs that local communities depend on. With debate beginning tonight at 7 p.m., it’s crucial that we weigh in as soon as possible.

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