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Monday, February 25, 2013

Kimble's Corner: Congressman Kimble Introduces Freedom to Commute Bill

Kimble's Corner: Congressman Kimble Introduces Freedom to Commute Bill:


Congressman Kimble Introduces Freedom to Commute Bill





It was a rainy February morning in Oakdale.   Matilda Jenkins, a single mom doing her best to raise her four year old child, was late for work again and the bus still hadn't arrived.   Would this be the day her boss fired her? Would this be the day she would have to tell her precious son that there was no money to pay the rent?

She crossed her fingers, prayed and waited.

Everyday, this all too familiar scene is repeated at bus stops and subway stations across the country.  In the most advanced and most prosperous country in the world, it doesn't have to be this way.

Transportation choice gives commuters alternatives to traditional public transportation. Why shouldn't