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Here’s how the new House bill prioritizes getting people where they need to go
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House committee passes a new kind of transportation bill: the INVEST Act
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Last week, the House passed a long-term transportation authorization—the INVEST Act— as part of the Moving Forward Act, House Democrats’ large infrastructure package. But...
House builds on the FAST Act’s change to provide better and more balanced passenger...
Expanding and improving our nation’s passenger rail network to bring better, more reliable passenger rail service to more people is one of the best...
A bipartisan transportation bill isn’t always good: but it can be
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