WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP-drafted legislation that would impose cuts on Amtrak repairs, transit projects, and a transportation grant program championed by President Barack Obama sailed through a key House panel on Wednesday.

The $52 billion measure maintains funding for community development block grants popular with local governments and fully funds an upgrade to the Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen air traffic control system. But it cuts from Obama’s request for housing subsidies for the poor and could lengthen waiting lists of poor people seeking housing vouchers. The Appropriations Committee approved the measure by a nearly party-line 28-21 vote after Democrats complained of cuts to programs they favor.

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