Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Bill Preserving Transportation, Housing Grants

Route Fifty: WASHINGTON — Senate appropriators voted Thursday to approve a transportation, housing and urban development bill that would maintain funding for several state and local grant programs that the Trump administration has proposed slashing.

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 31-0 in favor of the bill, which largely mirrors legislation a subcommittee approved earlier this week. Roughly $60 billion in discretionary spending is included in the bill, about $2.4 billion above enacted levels in the current fiscal year.

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