REPS. FOUSHEE, THOMPSON LEAD OPPOSITION TO REMOVAL OF BIKE SAFETY RESOURCES AND BIKE SAFETY PROJECT FUNDING

Washington, Sept. 10 -- Congresswoman Valerie Foushee issued the following press release:

Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Sean McMaster opposing the removal of programs for road safety, specifically those mentioning bike safety.

In the letter, the Congressmembers wrote, "The U.S. is experiencing a roadway safety crisis, with more than 36,000 people killed on our streets in 2025. One in five traffic deaths is a person walking or biking. Since 2010, bicyclist fatalities in the U.S. have risen by 87 percent."

"The removal of several PSCM related to protecting vulnerable road users coincides...