Bensonhurst Bean recently ran several posts on an attempt by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to cut funding for mass transit [/reps-crowley-rangel-nadler-city-dot-commissioner-mta-chairman-to-speak-out-against-cuts-to-public-transit/] from a federal transportation bill. A bi-partisan group in Congress wrote an amendment to restore [/u-s-reps-preparing-amendment-to-restore-dedicated-mass-transit-funding/] transit funding to the bill, which Rep. Nadler introduced.