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Jul 31, 2009
Senate Spending Bill Includes Money for Metro
One more hurdle cleared toward getting dedicated funding for Metro. The Senate Appropriations Committee went ahead and included $150 million for Metro in a FY2010 spending bill, the Post reports. Last year, Congress approved $1.5 billion over 10 years for Metro, with the caveat that D.C., Virginia, and Maryland all provided matching funds – something each jurisdiction already agreed to do. The House already approved its own spending bill that includes the money, which was…