TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HIGHLIGHTS  THE XXXX RECORD GENERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING XXXX Voted For Transportation Funding. In June 2012, XXXX voted for adoption of the conference report on the bill that would authorize federal highway, mass transit and safety programs through fiscal 2014 at current levels with inflationary increases for certain programs. It would provide $21.2 billion for the Highway Trust Fund, $80 billion in contract authority for programs administered by the Federal Highway Administration in fiscal 2013 and 2014, and $21.3 billion for programs administered by the Federal Transit Administration. It also would extend the 3.4 percent interest rate on subsidized federal student loans through July 1, 2013, reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through Sept. 30, 2017 and provide for the distribution of penalties paid by those responsible for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to Gulf Coast states for environmental restoration activities. The bill was passed by a vote of 74-19. [Vote 172, 6/29/12] XXXX Opposed Reducing Transportation Funding By $10.7 Billion. In 2005, XXXX opposed an amendment that reduced funding for certain programs by $10.7 billion, including a $5 billion cut for mass transit, a $4 billion cut for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program and a $1.1 billion cut for surface transportation beautification projects. The substitute authorized $295 billion for federal aid highway, mass transit, safety and research programs from fiscal 2004 through 2009. The funding total includes $234 billion for highway programs and $54 billion for public transportation programs. [Vote 124, 5/17/05] XXXX Opposed Promoting Increased Use of Pedestrian and Bicycle Trips. In 2005, XXXX voted against an amendment that directed the Transportation secretary to promote a goal of increasing the percentage of pedestrian and bicycle trips relative to motorized trips, while reducing accidents involving bicyclists and pedestrians by 10 percent. It would encourage local action on bicycle and pedestrian safety. [Vote 121, 5/11/05] XXXX Voted For Expanding Transportation Funding Options. In 2005, XXXX voted for an amendment that altered language on adjustment for surface transportation to make it possible to consider all available transportation funding options. Critics of the amendment charged that the amendment would have allowed the Senate to get around the requirement that all transportation funding be paid-for. [Vote 72, 3/17/05] XXXX Voted Against $13.8 Billion Hike For Transportation. In 2005, XXXX voted against an amendment that increased revenue by $13.8 billion and used it to increase spending for surface transportation projects. It also added a section designating $34.7 billion for highways in fiscal 2006 and $7.1 billion for public transit. [Vote 71, 3/17/05] XXXX Voted For $318 Billion in Transportation Funding. In 2004, XXXX, voted for a bill that authorized $318 billion in federal aid for highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs over six years, including $255 billion for highways, $57 billion for transit, and $6 billion for safety programs. This bill ensured that states received a 95 percent return on their Highway Trust Fund contributions by 2009. [Vote 14, 2/12/04] *voted differently form McConnell XXXX Opposed $9.25 Billion for Infrastructure Maintenance. In 2004, XXXX opposed an amendment that allocated $9.25 billion for the Infrastructure Performance and Maintenance Program to increase formula highway funding for all states that had a funding floor of a 90.5 percent rate-of-return in fiscal 2004. The amendment 294