DOT Directive Prioritizes Funding For Projects Located In Communities With Higher Birth And Marriage Rates

The Huffington Post reports:

The Department of Transportation has released a memo ordering that programs supported or assisted by the agency prioritize funding projects for communities that have above-average marriage and birth rates. Newly-confirmed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy buried the oddly specific requirement by describing the Wednesday memo as focused on economic growth, rather than population growth.

According to the memo, programs and activities supported by the Transportation Department should prioritize projects that improve transportation for “families with young children” and “give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average.” This memo applies to DOT and DOT-supported grants, loans and contracts, including existing agreements.

Read the full article. In other words, less transportation funding for those urban Americans living in sin. Duffy has nine children.