"The lack of transportation access leads to a decreased quality of life with barriers to access community amenities, healthcare resources, and schools."

"More than one million households in rural areas do not have access to a car. In fact, the majority of counties with zero-car households are in rural communities, highlighting the brazen need to invest in public transit. ..."

The conversation was robust and meaningful. Thank you @repricklarsen.bsky.social for your leadership to put these federal actions in the context of the real lives of everyday Americans.

It means the 988 suicide line for WA State managed by VOAWW will go dark, risking a rise in the number of self-inflected deaths.

Cutting off grant/contract funding means the hundreds of thousands of employees of private contractors may not be able to make mortgage & rent payments.

American manufacturers of cars, trucks, and buses have retooled factories to build EVs for the next 30 years.

Federal highway funding supports basic maintenance of our roads & bridges.

Federal funding to Homage Senior Center, Lincoln Hill Retirement Community, Community Transit, and Everett Transit ensures rural residents can get to work, medical appointments, family, and church.