Gas price woes? House and Senate Approps Subcommittees on Transportation tell Michiganders: “Tough luck”
The House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Transportation this morning refused to provide Michiganders with more solutions to combat high gas prices by going against the governor’s funding recommendation for fiscal year 2012 and reducing public transportation funding by 8 to10 percent. The reductions – if not reversed in the full appropriations committees – ensure diminished options for more flexible, affordable transportation solutions in Michigan.
“It is unconscionable that the legislature would undercut these important options,” said Tim Fischer of the Michigan Environmental Council. “This is a penny-wise, pound-foolish move by politicians who could have helped to provide relief to family budgets.”