WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major U.S. transit unions and a group representing public transportation systems on Monday asked congressional leaders for nearly $40 billion in new government assistance — twice as much as President Joe Biden has proposed.
In a letter, the American Public Transportation Association and unions asked for $39.3 billion in emergency funding, while Biden has called for $20 billion as mass transit demand has plummeted in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress has approved $39 billion since March to aid transit systems, including $14 billion in December.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)
