Democratic States Reap Twice the Gains in House Highway Bill (1)

Congressional districts in Democratic states would get almost double the funding for surface transportation projects compared to those in Republican states under the House highway bill.

The $547 billion surface transportation measure (part of H.R. 3684) would send an average of $16.6 million per congressional district to states and territories with majority Democratic House delegations, while states with majority Republican delegations would receive an average of $8.9 million per district, according to a Bloomberg Government analysis of the earmarks in the latest version of the bill.

The legislation, slated for a vote this week, is the first with funding ...