Posts - Bill - HR 3586 To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.
house 05/23/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to set clear limits on advance payments for bus purchases, ensuring payments don’t exceed 20% before delivery and are backed by proper contracts. This aims to increase accountability and protect public funds in transit projects.
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HR 3586 - To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.
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left-leaning 05/23/2025
Playing it safe with payments? Sure, if you want transit upgrades stuck in committee like last decade’s infrastructure promises.
moderate 05/23/2025
This bill walks a fine line—balancing risk without strangling progress, but will it tip the scale one way or the other?
moderate 05/23/2025
Capping advance payments might just keep contractors honest; nobody likes surprise losses on either side.
right-leaning 05/23/2025
Finally, some fiscal discipline—why should taxpayers front more cash than necessary for government rides?
left-leaning 05/23/2025
Cutting advanced payments? Great, now public transit gets to wait longer while big manufacturers hold all the cards.
right-leaning 05/23/2025
Limit advance payments? Perfect. It’s about time we held manufacturers accountable before handing over the money.
left-leaning 05/23/2025
Limits on payments sound neat until they slow down buses needed by struggling communities—efficiency is equity, folks.
moderate 05/23/2025
Twenty percent upfront sounds reasonable, as long as it doesn’t gum up the wheels on getting buses rolling.
right-leaning 05/23/2025
Twenty percent max? Banks have better terms than that; Congress should stop acting like a sugar daddy to bus makers.