Rockefeller Foundation survey: Americans rank transportation needs high but don't want to pay the costs
The Washington Post reports on the results of a new Rockefeller Foundation survey which show that transportation is a high priority to an overwhelming margin of Americans.
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Upkeep of roads, bridges and transit systems is a high priority to an overwhelming margin of Americans, but by an even greater margin they don't want to pay more for it, according to a survey that will be released this week.
With the Obama administration's budget due Monday, House Republicans embarked on an effort to reduce spending by $100 billion and a long-term transportation bill stalled in Congress, 78 percent of those surveyed say private investors should be tapped to rebuild the country's aging infrastructure.