House OKs Federal Funding for Metro

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IT COULD BE THE START of something big for Metro: The U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon passed a measure that would allot $1.5 billion for the transit system over 10 years, as long as the District, Maryland and Virginia pony up funds as well, the Associated Press reports. The funding for Metro was added to an Amtrak bill.

The measure could meet resistance in the Senate, where Tom Coburn of Oklahoma has been blocking a bill on Metro funding, the AP reports.

» "House Approves Bill Giving Fed. Money to Metro" [AP/Fox5]

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