House GOP budget/Mica proposal would cut 140,000 public transportation jobs, Democrats say

(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 11, 2011)

House Republicans’ budget plan and Rep. John Mica’s (R-Fla.) six-year, $230 billion surface transportation proposal would cut current levels of public transportation funding by one-third and eliminate 140,000 jobs, ranking Democrats believe, according to an American Public Transportation Association (APTA) legislative alert.

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