WASHINGTON -  The Commuter Savings Act, which would extend the parity between mass-transit and parking benefits through December 2013, was introduced in the House on Monday by Rep. Nan Hayworth, (R-19).

“Today I’m introducing the Commuter Savings Act to provide our mass-transit users with the same benefits that drivers now receive,” said Hayworth. “This bill will give a break to more than 70,000 Hudson Valley neighbors who are helping us to reduce congestion on our roads and streets. Times are tough, and I want to do all I can to save our constituents’ hard-earned dollars.”

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) alone transports more than 8.5 million commuters every day. In New York’s 19th Congressional District, which includes Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Dutchess, and Putnam Counties, the MTA’s 31 Metro-North Railroad stations serve 11,000 passengers every weekday.

The original story published by Mid-Hudson News can be found here.