Washington, D.C. — Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), released the following statement in response to a Department of Transportation (DOT) letter to recipients of DOT funding announcing its formal intent to withhold grant funds based on immigration policy enforcement and the Department’s interpretation of discriminatory activities.
“Decisions about local transportation projects should be made by local communities,” Ranking Member Larsen said. “This latest missive from the Trump Administration injects more unnecessary chaos into infrastructure projects underway all around the country—the exact opposite of the long-term certainty these projects need to be successfully and efficiently completed. Culture wars have no place in transportation policy. Secretary Duffy should reverse course and allow projects around the country to be completed without ideological interference.”
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