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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/edward-wytkind/house-gop-needs-to-stop-p_b_1273890.html
http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20120213/CPRT-112-HPRT-RU00-HR7RCP.pdf
Anyone up to date on Senate billl HR7? if this thing passes, expect to see a lot of toll roads coming to all 50 states. the privatization of our public roads will make travel much more expensive. why isn't this being discussed in the media?
It obliterates the Mass Transit Account that has existed for 30 years by delinking it from the Highway Trust Fund and redirecting fuel tax revenues; fails to give local transit systems flexibility in how they spend their money during economic downturns; contains privatization give-aways to foreign corporations that want to take over local public transit operations; fires 2,000 Amtrak food service workers; slashes $308 million from Amtrak operating funds; eliminates safety and health protections for workers handling hazardous materials; delays for a decade or longer mandatory implementation of life-saving railroad collision avoidance technology; forces outsourcing of state DOT engineering jobs, and it even funds part of the program at the expense of federal workers' pensions. Yes, this bill is that bad.
http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20120213/CPRT-112-HPRT-RU00-HR7RCP.pdf
Anyone up to date on Senate billl HR7? if this thing passes, expect to see a lot of toll roads coming to all 50 states. the privatization of our public roads will make travel much more expensive. why isn't this being discussed in the media?