Trump official’s directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states

Trump’s transportation secretary wants to tie funding to birth rates in a ‘disturbingly dystopian’ agenda

Shortly after he was confirmed as President Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy circulated a memo that instructed his department to prioritize families by, among other things, giving preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average when awarding grants. Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal called the directive last week “deeply frightening,” and Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Mu…

Conservatives want to increase birth rates. These moms are terrified to have more kids. • Iowa Capital Dispatch

The national fertility rate — calculated as the total number of live births per 1,000 women of reproductive age — has been declining steadily in the United States over the past decade, from 62.5 in 2013 to 54.5 in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Photo by Oscar Wong/Getty Images)Clare Barkley of Ohio always pictured having a second baby. But watching the erosion of reproductive rights and fights over public edu…

Trump official’s directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states – ABC7 (Chicago)

Tying Transportation Grants to Birth Rates Raises Concerns

CHICAGO — Secretary Sean Duffy has circulated a memo that instructs the Transportation Department to give preference to communities with high marriage and birth rates when awarding grants.

Trump official's directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states

President Donald Trump's transportation secretary is instructing his department to prioritize projects for states with higher marriage or birth rates. Lawmakers representing Democratic-controlled states are pushing back, arguing it is

DOT Says Transportation Funding Will Examine Birth, Marriage Rates - TravelPulse - WiredFocus

The U.S. Department of Transportation is readying to add two new calculations into its funding mix. New Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy recently said that his department will use birth rates and marriage rates in determining where to administer grants, loans and contracts. An order was issued on January 29, 2025, which took effect immediately. The order stated: “to the extent practicable, relevant, appropriate and consistent with law, mit…