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U.S. DOT provides a ton of road funding to the states as well. If memory serves, it’s often over half their budget.

[Edit: fun fact: threatening to withhold this funding is how the U.S. DOT managed to essentially federalize drinking age of 21. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Dole)]



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