Transit Funding at Risk if Republicans Win, Top Democrat Warns

A key House Democrat is warning Republicans may not fully fund the transit programs in last year’s infrastructure law if they win control of Congress.

Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) is urging the Biden administration to dedicate as much transit funding as possible this year. The infrastructure law authorized a surge in funding for public transportation over five years, but Congress will have to appropriate much of it. About $29 billion could be at risk, DeFazio estimates.

“I’m worried what will happen if the House and Senate change,” DeFazio said at the American Public Transportation Association conference Monday. ...