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162 organizations and local business and elected leaders from 30 states urge Congress to support TIGER & public transit funding

4 Apr 2017 | Posted by Steve Davis | 1 Comment | 2017 budget, 2018 budget, Appropriations, budget, new starts, Press Releases, sign-on letter, TIGER

162 organizations, including elected state/local officials and chambers of commerce, sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators today urging them to preserve funding for competitive TIGER grants and the construction of new public transit service. Both are vital programs that support smart investment and also encourage local communities to raise their own funding to invest in their priority projects.

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Over 170 local elected, business and civic leaders from 45 states call on Congress to support TIGER & public transit funding

8 Mar 2016 | Posted by Transportation for America | 4 Comments | 2017 budget, Appropriations, new starts, sign-on letter, TIGER, transit

Over 170 elected officials and local, civic and business leaders from 45 U.S. states today sent a letter to congressional appropriators urging them to provide at least $500 million for another round of TIGER competitive transportation grants as well as the full amount authorized in last year’s FAST Act for new transit construction.

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Over 150 elected officials, DOTs, MPOs, chambers of commerce and others voice strong support for restoring TIGER program

15 Jul 2015 | Posted by Michael Russell | 0 Comments | Commerce Committee, freight, senate, sign-on letter, TIGER

With the the Senate Commerce Committee due to mark up their portion of a long-term transportation bill that will eliminate the competitive TIGER grant program and refocus its funds on a multimodal freight program, more than 150 organizations and elected officials signed a letter urging the committee to restore and authorize the TIGER program.

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