U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) on Thursday commended the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of a bill to repeal a Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration rule that harms regional transportation planning in rural areas: the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Coordination and Planning Area Reform rule. Rep. Denham was an original co-sponsor on the House version of the bill. “The repeal of the MPO Coordination and Planning Area Reform rule is a win for the Valley,” said Rep. Denham.