{"id":28514,"date":"2015-04-29T10:57:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T14:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=28514"},"modified":"2015-04-29T10:57:54","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T14:57:54","slug":"house-gop-proposes-tighter-transportation-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/house-gop-proposes-tighter-transportation-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP proposes tighter transportation spending","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal-year 2016 budget proposals for transportation, housing and urban development, which call for cuts to the U.S. Department of Transportation&#8217;s (USDOT) discretionary spending, as well as reductions in the Federal Railroad Administration&#8217;s (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration&#8217;s (FTA) budgets.<\/p>\n<p>The bill proposes $17.2 billion in discretionary appropriations for the USDOT, which is $1 billion less than the fiscal-year 2015 level and $6.8 billion below President Obama&#8217;s request for the department.<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete story at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressiverailroading.com\/federal_legislation_regulation\/news\/House-GOP-proposes-tighter-transportation-spending-in-FY2016--44293?email=r_zanath@utu.org&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=prdailynews&amp;utm_campaign=prdailynews04\/29\/2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Progressive Railroading<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee released its fiscal-year 2016 budget proposals for transportation, housing and urban development, which call for cuts to the U.S. Department of Transportation&#8217;s (USDOT) discretionary spending, as well as reductions in the Federal Railroad Administration&#8217;s (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration&#8217;s (FTA) budgets. 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