Death of a bill in New York

An $80 million transportation bill died in congress yesterday. The bill had projects that included renovations in Buffalo, the campus in Buffalo, and surrounding areas. This plan along with similar plans was to be included in the $300 billion, six-year appropriation of federal spending on transportation. With congress now adjourned until January, a new bill will have to be drafted. Experts are optimistic that this new bill will succeed, because it includes research money for Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Legislature has been hesitant to pass legislation with large price tags like these. With a swelling national debt, other increasing demands, and need for a social security revision, transportation has taken a step back.