Shelley Moore Capito: “The biggest driver of that was the PROTECT Discretionary…”

“I've had concerns because it's costly and time intensive. So these concerns were underscored when $370 million in contract authority out of the Highway Trust Fund lapsed last year. The biggest driver of that was the PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program. And you and I have talked about discretionary grant programs. Last week the department published the second Amendment under your tenure of the Bridge Investment Programs notice or noos.” (00:30–00:34)

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