House Lawmakers Release Spending Bill Covering HUD, DOT Programs

Route Fifty: Federal spending for infrastructure and housing programs that funnel money to states and local governments would remain robust compared to recent years, under fiscal year 2019 legislation House appropriators released Tuesday.

The bill, which covers the Department of Transportation and Department of Housing and Urban Development, contains $71.8 billion in discretionary spending, up $1.5 billion from current levels. It comes in the wake of an "omnibus" spending package for the current fiscal year that jacked-up funding for a wide range of programs.

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