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DOT Testifies on $74B FY 2013 Budget Request for Transportation

Before the Senate Budget Committee, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stated on February 15, 2012 that the President is requesting $74 billion for DOT for fiscal year 2013, that will be paid for with saving achieved from ramping down overseas military…

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operations. Included in DOT’s budget request is over $1 billion in FY 2013 for the NextGen air traffic control system and $4.8 billion over six years for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to ensure that commercial trucks and buses maintain high operational standards, while removing high-risk truck and bus companies and their drivers from operating.