Kill the House transportation bill that decimates transit and the options that help us avoid high gas prices

Transportation secretary Ray LaHood said the House bill takes us back to the "horse and buggy" era, and is the worst transportation bill he's seen in 30 years in Washington.

Gas prices are on the way up. House Speaker John Boehner said this to the media this week:

ABC News reported last night that we will soon see $4-a-gallon gas prices. Maybe higher. Certainly, this summer will see the highest gas prices in years. Your constituents saw that report, and they’ll be talking about it. When they do, tell them about this bill that we’re working on.”

So why does the bill he's talking about, the House's $260 billion dollar transportation bill, eliminate dedicated funding for public transportation across the country and eliminate the tiny amount of funding that helps make dangerous streets and roads safer for children and others on foot or bike? These are exactly the kinds of transportation options that millions of us depend on — and the kind of options that rescue us from being held hostage to high gas prices.

But being held hostage to high gas prices appears to be exactly what the House leadership wants.

The House is debating this bill right now. Send a message to your representative with the form below and urge them to vote “NO” on H.R. 7. Don't decimate public transit and make sure we have options for getting around!

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