Don't Let Congress Cut Your Train or Bus - Stop HR7

Vote NO on HR7Millions of people take the train or bus every day in this region.  But a transportation bill being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives, HR7, could devastate public transit. 

HR7 would end dedicated federal funding for public transit. Since President Reagan was in office, the federal government has ensured good public transportation through a steady, dedicated stream of funding. Under the new bill, these funds would be subject to Congress’s annual funding battles. The likely result? More breakdowns, less reliable service, and higher fares.  

The bill would also cut pedestrian and cycling safety programs, slash Amtrak's funding, and make it harder for states to fix their crumbling bridges.

Despite rising opposition across the country, House leaders hope to pass HR7 in the coming weeks. Tell your representative to vote NO.

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Tell a friend: Forward them the URL www.tstc.org/HR7/

Learn more: HR7 is the House's surface transportation legislation, which would spend $260 billion over five years on transportation projects. It is extremely controversial because it ends dedicated funding for public transit, cuts overall transportation funds for nearly every state, eliminates the tiny amount of federal funding which goes to improve walking and biking safety, reduces local control over transportation, and relies on speculative funds from expanded oil and gas drilling. Read more at Transportation for America's website.

Hundreds of organizations across the country oppose the bill. The Newark Star-Ledger editorial board called HR7 a "bad federal transportation bill" that is "even worse for N.J."  An editorial in Long Island's Newsday called it "Bad on transit. Bad on safety. Bad on the environment." U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has called it "the worst transportation bill I've ever seen during 35 years of public service."