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NEW: Transit money emerges as last major obstacle to bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal
Brown says GOP wants "significantly less money."
Portman says Dems "not being reasonable in their requests right now."
w/ @frankthorp @LACaldwellDC @JulieNBCNews:https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/transit-money-emerges-last-major-obstacle-bipartisan-senate-infrastructure-deal-n1274788 …
So, what's the issue here? Democrats want an 80-20% ratio for highway vs. transit cash, citing precedent dating back to the 1980s. Republicans say that ratio hasn't always been used in transpo deals and want <20% for transit. Part of a blue/red divide.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/transit-money-emerges-last-major-obstacle-bipartisan-senate-infrastructure-deal-n1274788 …
A Democratic aide familiar with the Senate infrastructure negotiations identifies the final lingering issues: • Transit funding • Broadband • Davis-Bacon Act • Rescinding unspent Covid-19 fundshttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/transit-money-emerges-last-major-obstacle-bipartisan-senate-infrastructure-deal-n1274788 …
Roads are important, but we need more diverse modes of transportation. I'd rather see it at 50/50 tbh
i want to see at least 60/40 in favor of transit
Well, ok, so, even if they get over this hurdle (either which way, to "please" the Dems or "please" the Rs) this isn't this still all gonna be up for tweaking when they open the bill to debate on Mon.? (Giving bennie of the doubt that they will for this hypothetical.)
*isn't this*
we should get rid of the 80-20% ratio by giving transit more funding, not less
there is exactly one legitimate way to have an 80/20 split between those two
Hellllllllll no. No more funding for highways. Do it by reconciliation
Why the hell not?
In case these boobs haven't noticed, the climate crisis is TODAY, and highways are a huge part of that. They should start from a position of 99-1% transit over highways.
They don’t really care about the climate crisis.
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