US House panels to vote on $57b boost for transportation
Two US House panels will vote Wednesday on a plan to provide about $57b in assistance to transportation sectors and workers as part of a $1.9t COVID-19 relief plan. The $1.9t COVID-19 relief proposal calls for $30 for public transit agencies, $14b for passenger airlines, $8b to US airports and concessionaires, $1b for airline contractors, $1.5b to Amtrak and $3b for a temporary payroll support program for aerospace manufacturing, the legislation says. “This plan takes another critical step toward preventing essential systems from collapsing under the weight of the pandemic and will help to keep millions of Americans out of unemployment lines,” said Representative Peter DeFazio, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that will vote on most of the provisions. <br/>
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US House panels to vote on $57b boost for transportation
Two US House panels will vote Wednesday on a plan to provide about $57b in assistance to transportation sectors and workers as part of a $1.9t COVID-19 relief plan. The $1.9t COVID-19 relief proposal calls for $30 for public transit agencies, $14b for passenger airlines, $8b to US airports and concessionaires, $1b for airline contractors, $1.5b to Amtrak and $3b for a temporary payroll support program for aerospace manufacturing, the legislation says. “This plan takes another critical step toward preventing essential systems from collapsing under the weight of the pandemic and will help to keep millions of Americans out of unemployment lines,” said Representative Peter DeFazio, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that will vote on most of the provisions. <br/>
