[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fw: URGENT ACTION ALERT; Congress Considering Slashing Transit Funding

[Sherri]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 10:52 AM
Subject: FW: URGENT ACTION ALERT; Congress Considering Slashing Transit 
Funding


Sharing..just want to add a comment that the action below is a proposal 
only.



.Samme




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From: Ripley, Samme
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 10:16 AM
Subject: FW: URGENT ACTION ALERT; Congress Considering Slashing Transit 
Funding



Sharing...




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From: joannhutchinson at gmail.com [mailto:joannhutchinson at gmail.com] On Behalf 
Of Joann Hutchinson
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 3:28 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: Fwd: URGENT ACTION ALERT; Congress Considering Slashing Transit 
Funding





---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Florida Public Transportation Association <news at floridatransit.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Subject: URGENT ACTION ALERT; Congress Considering Slashing Transit Funding
To: hutchinson at ctaa.org

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                        Dear Transit Supporter:



                        We need your help. Unless people like you speak up 
now, Congress is about to slash public transportation budgets by about one 
third. This move will negatively affect every Floridian, both riders and 
nonriders.





                              Proposal Underfunds Critical Needs of Public 
Transportation Systems



                              TAKE ACTION NOW















                              On July 7, John Mica (R-FL), Chairman of the 
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced an outline for 
a six-year transportation authorization bill.  The bill, which would replace 
the expiring SAFETEA-LU, would cut transportation funding by more than 30 
percent.  The Florida Public Transportation Association, the American Public 
Transportation Association, and the IM4Transit Campaign are asking our 
members and advocates to use the link above to let your representatives know 
this level of spending cuts is unacceptable.




                        We want to stress that Congressman Mica is a 
lifelong friend of transit and an esteemed member of the FPTA Hall of Fame, 
but he needs to hear from people like you to demonstrate that there is 
widespread public support for transit in Florida.



                        Public Transportation benefits because it creates 
jobs, gets people to work, it's green, important to our Florida's tourism 
industry, provides an alternative to traffic congestion, and helps America's 
energy independence.





                        Please forward this email to your employees, 
friends, riders, and associates. What Congress decides on transit in the 
next few months will affect public transportation in Florida for decades to 
come. If you do one good thing today as a citizen, click here or the above 
link and make your voice be heard. Because the people that want to cut your 
transit by more than 30% are winning the battle right now. Let's not be 
silent.



                        Sincerely,







                        The Florida Public Transportation Association
                        The IM4Transit Campaign

                        Media: Please contact Denis Eirikis for further 
information





























-- 
Jo Ann Hutchinson

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