Transit: Bill would 'hit the MTA hard'
Photo credit: Nancy Borowick | Metropolitan Transit Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota takes center stage to talk about the risks and the detriment that possible funding cuts would cause to the MTA and the people of New York. (Feb. 6, 2012)
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Democratic members of Congress and the MTA's chairman Monday criticized a Republican bill they said could take $1 billion a year from the agency and jeopardize major projects, including the Long Island Rail Road's plan to connect to Manhattan's East Side.
The bill, proposed last week, would cut off mass transit systems, such as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, from dedicated gas...
