Highway funding bill clears Congress

Highway fundingInformation from The Wall Street Journal

Hours before the government was set to cut payments to states, the Senate on Thursday evening cleared legislation to fund highway and mass-transit projects through May, agreeing to a 10-month patch passed by the House and sending the measure to the president.

Earlier in the day, the House, on a 272-150 vote, rejected a bill the Senate had passed on Tuesday night that would have funded the programs only through Dec. 19. In insisting on its approach, the House prevailed, meaning lawmakers will push a debate over highway funding into the new year.

The Senate accepted the House version by a vote of 81-13. The bill goes to President Barack Obama, who has indicated he would sign it into law.

The votes capped a week of sparring over the Highway Trust Fund, which pays for highway and mass-transit projects. The fund has nearly exhausted its reserves because taxes on gasoline and other fuel haven’t kept up with spending.

 

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