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> is a major producer of gasoline and asphalt, and also makes seatbelts, tires and other automotive parts

Oh please. Is that from the article or did you make that up?

They could just as easily make parts for buses and trains.

It's an exact quote from the text.

I verified it by clicking on the article, going to "reader" mode to bypass the blocker, and doing a text search for "asphalt."

The next sentence is "Even as Americans for Prosperity opposes public investment in transit, it supports spending tax money on highways and roads."

Of course, buses require less asphalt & car parts per passenger mile, and trains use no asphalt at all...