NPR Get Leaders on Record

rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/npr-get-leaders-on-record?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-npr-get-leaders-on-record' style='width: 100%'></div> National Campaign for Justice https://actionnetwork.org/groups/just-strategy NPR Get Leaders on Record https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Trump’s Department of Transportation is pulling the plug on over $20 billion in infrastructure funding that was already approved by Congress. Bridges, highways, and public transit projects that communities were counting on are being canceled, delayed, or starved of resources. These cuts will cost jobs, stall economic growth, and leave essential transportation networks unfinished. Trump’s executive order on so-called “Radical Transparency” is a smokescreen. Instead of providing accountability, it’s a calculated move to justify the sabotage after the fact. His administration is forcing agencies to list the programs they’ve cut, not to restore them, but to frame them as “wasteful.” The reality? These were investments meant to modernize America’s transportation systems and now they’re being dismantled for political gain. Every state is affected, but some are hit harder than others. California is losing $4.4 billion. New York, $2.7 billion. Florida, $665 million. Washington, $437 million. These represent real projects that were supposed to create jobs, improve commutes, and support local economies. The people living in these communities deserve answers. NPR has the platform and reach to investigate the full impact of these cuts and press state and local officials for solutions. Governors, transportation agencies, and local representatives must be asked: How much funding is being withheld from local projects? What are you doing to fight for this funding? Will you replace it, or will you let these projects die? The public deserves real journalism, not political spin. Click ‘START WRITING’ to sign and send your message urging the largest NPR station in the state to fully investigate Trump’s infrastructure cuts and get local leaders on the record now. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/npr-get-leaders-on-record