Martin Austermuhle
Dear Neighbors,
Is there any chance you guys could get on this? It seems like it could be important.
The House of Representatives passed legislation yesterday that would commit $1.5 billion over 10 years to improve the Metro transit system as long as the District, Maryland and Virginia guarantee to match that money. The vote was 242 to 120, just exceeding the needed two-thirds majority.
The District has approved a measure to dedicate 0.5 percent of city sales tax revenue to Metro, but efforts to establish a stable funding source for the transit authority failed in the Maryland and Virginia legislatures. The Maryland General Assembly is not scheduled to meet again this year, but Virginia’s is likely to reconvene this fall to renew its contentious debate on transportation financing.
Hugs and Kisses,
Washington, D.C.
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