Summary

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a memo prioritizing federal funding for communities with marriage and birth rates above the national average.

The directive, which applies to grants, loans, and contracts, also prioritizes projects benefiting families with young children.

A congressional aide criticized the policy, saying, “Considering fertility rates when prioritizing federal grants? We obviously have no idea what the full impact of that will be… It’s absolutely creepy. It’s a little ‘Chinese government.’”

The memo also blocks mask mandates and requires compliance with immigration enforcement.

    • ZeffSyde@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      They would probably make the lines blue, because they are trying to continue that, and avoid the possibly negative SEO of Red Lining.

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        9 hours ago

        Not to mention, blue means democrat. If the lines are blue they can blame it on the democrats when things go wrong!