Shapiro approved SEPTA's request to use nearly $400M in capital assistance funds. Shapiro criticized Senate Republicans for "refusing a long-term solution" on mass transit funding. Josh Shapiro on Monday approved SEPTA's request to use up to $394M in capital assistance funds to maintain daily operations. Shapiro, a Democrat, blamed Pennsylvania Senate Republicans for "refusing a long-term solution" on mass transit funding. "Unfortunately, Senate Republicans have refused to agree to a long-term solution that provides certainty and does no also unfairly raid mass transit capital dollars for unrelated expenditures," Shapiro said in a statement.