Washington, D.C.—Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Dina Titus (D-NV) and all 28 other T&I Democrats wrote to Secretary Duffy asking for information regarding the administration’s rescission of grants to states that did not vote for President Trump in the 2024 election.
“During your tenure as Secretary, we have routinely asked for details on the actions of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on the review and withholding of grants from critical infrastructure projects, and the answers we have received to date have been incomplete,” the members wrote.
“Terminating or awarding grants solely based on the political leanings of grant recipients or the opinion of the Secretary of Transportation on acceptable means of transport is an unprecedented skewing of federal transportation dollars and runs contrary to statute and Congressional intent,” the members continued.
The members asked DOT to provide information regarding the projects and funds withheld or rescinded, the political identity of the affected communities and the specific grant terms that resulted in termination.
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