Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski recently said that Republicans in Congress risk derailing plans for Maryland’s light-rail Purple Line if they don’t lift spending caps that could limit the federal money available for the project.
Mikulski (D), Maryland’s senior senator and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, sent a letter to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Monday asking him to help persuade GOP lawmakers to end the limits.
“Without a new federal budget deal that lifts the discretionary budget caps for domestic and defense spending, Maryland’s ongoing economic recovery and business growth, including the Purple Line, could be put in jeopardy,” Mikulski wrote. “That is why I need your assistance in reaching out to House and Senate leadership to work on a budget deal that lifts the spending caps.”
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