Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn’t Spending It.

The Trump administration has not distributed billions of dollars that Congress appropriated for transit projects, according to federal spending records. The funds were allocated through previous legislation but remain unspent as of early 2026. A federal official stated, "It's hard to look at the last year and see anything other than a deliberate slowdown of these grants." The specific dollar amount withheld and affected transit projects have not been disclosed in available reporting.

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