Oil trolls in congress hold up #transit funding. Hundreds of thousands of jobs at stake.

A dead end on transportation - Editorials - MiamiHerald.com: "The organization representing the nation’s civil engineers says the U.S. road system rates a D-minus as conditions deteriorate “to the point at which Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic at a cost of $78.2 billion a year in wasted time and fuel costs — $710 per motorist.” The poor condition of roads adds another $67 billion in repairs and operating costs to the bill."

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