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September 13, 2021

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After Ida's Massive Flooding, Queens Reps Fight To Stop Transit Cuts: Meng, AOC, State, Local Officials Will Join Riders, Urge Federal Funding For Frequent, Affordable Subways, Buses In ‘Build Back Better’ Budget

US Reps. Grace Meng and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are co-sponsors of the Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act, which would send the MTA $3 billion each year to close a chasmic budget gap when pandemic aid runs out, averting steep fare hikes, deep service cuts 
 

(Elmhurst, NY) -- On Tuesday, US Reps. Grace Meng and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will join state and local officials and subway and bus riders to urge Congressional leaders to deliver MTA operations funding in the upcoming federal budget. 

Without an infusion of cash for daily operations, the MTA will begin hiking fares in 2022 and cutting service to close a multibillion dollar budget gap as pandemic aid runs out, harming millions of working New Yorkers and threatening the city's, state's and nation's economic recovery and climate goals.

MEDIA DETAILS
WHO: US Reps. Grace Meng and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, BP Donovan Richards, NYS AMs Cruz, Gonzalez-Rojas, Rajkumar, NYC CM Nominee Shekar Krishnan, members and leaders of the grassroots Riders Alliance, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Straphangers Campaign, and Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC)

WHAT: US Reps. Meng and AOC, state and local elected officials, riders, and advocates will rally to demand MTA funding in the federal budget to stop looming fare hikes and service cuts, preserve NYC's transit system, and meet climate and equity goals as pandemic aid runs out.

WHERE: Elmhurst Ave M/R Station (Broadway and 45th Avenue)

WHEN: Tuesday, September 14
11 am - 12 pm

Please RSVP by responding to this email or jp@ocasiocortez.com.
 

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