BUSH SUBMITS $68BILLION FISCAL YEAR 2009 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET TO CONGRESS

摘要

On February 4, 2008, President George W. Bush submitted a $68-billion transportation fiscal year 2009 budget request to Congress, which includes $40.3 billion for the Federal Highway Administration (a nearly $2-billion cut in the federal-aid highways program and below SAFETEA-LU authorization levels), $39 million for the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, $833 million for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and $9.4 billion for the Federal Transit Administration.