,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1     
#bjba,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,ms4  
,lummis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 the provision of ,federal assistance to
 transit and rail projects with         
significant cost overruns and that are  
projected to lose money1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,put the ,brakes on 
,boondoggles ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on 
use of ,federal funds for certain       
transit and rail projects               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of ,transportation  
shall not provide any new assistance for
 a transit or rail project if-- 7#a7 the
 overall cost projection to complete the
 project exceeds the original cost      
projection by at least #a1jjj1jjj1jjj2  
and  7#b7 the operational and           

administrative costs of the service     
provided by the project are projected to
 exceed the revenues generated from     
ridership annually over the next decade4