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ISTEA SCORECARD: A CLEAN SWEEP FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSALS


MAY 29, 1998

This historic legislation reflects President Clinton's priorities of providing fiscally-responsible, balanced investment in our transportation system while continuing to invest in our people.

-- Secretary Slater, May 22, 1998

President Clinton and Congress have agreed to an ISTEA reauthorization bill: the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, TEA-21. The President's March 1997 ISTEA reauthorization proposal was based on the premise that ISTEA works, and that it should be continued with major new programs targeted to meet the challenges of the new century. Congress agreed; no Presidential transportation proposal has ever been followed as closely as this one. Congress adopted the President's key proposals for:

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