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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Chelsie Napiza

'Disturbing and Dystopian': Trump Latest Agenda Rewards Higher Marriage and Birth Rates With More Funding

The Trump administration wants higher marriage and birth rates to help determine how much federal funding communities receive for major rail and bus projects (Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America / Wikimedia Commons)

The Trump administration is proposing to give some public transit projects a larger share of federal money based on marriage and birth rates in the areas they serve.

Draft guidance from the Federal Transit Administration would raise the federal share for eligible Capital Investment Grants projects by up to 10 percentage points, depending on birth and marriage rates in a project's corridor.

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