{"id":2074,"date":"2013-07-19T15:19:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T19:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2013-07-19T15:19:58","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T19:19:58","slug":"federal-transportation-funding-at-risk-as-budget-moves-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2013\/07\/19\/federal-transportation-funding-at-risk-as-budget-moves-along\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Transportation Funding at Risk as Budget Moves Along"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congress is moving budget plans through the appropriations process, and the House and Senate are at odds with funding levels for various transportation programs. The House is proposing much less funding, and zeroed out TIGER grant funding and bridge repair grant funding. Please take a moment to contact your congressman to let them know how important this funding is for your community. You can use a sample letter from Transportation 4 America, by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/t4america.org\/blog\/2013\/07\/19\/as-the-house-aims-to-slash-tell-the-senate-to-protect-money-for-rail-transit-tiger-in-next-weeks-budget-vote\/\">here<\/a>. Or you can just contact your leaders by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mml.org\/advocacy\/federal\/federal-midelegation.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Summer Minnick is the Director of Policy Initiatives and Federal Affairs. She can be reached at 517-908-0301 or <a href=\"mailto:sminnick@mml.org\">sminnick@mml.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congress is moving budget plans through the appropriations process, and the House and Senate are at odds with funding levels for various transportation programs. The House is proposing much less funding, and zeroed out TIGER grant funding and bridge repair grant funding. 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