Republicans set interim fix on highway funding

Highway construction
Highway construction

By Siobhan Hughes and Kristina Peterson | The Wall Street Journal

Republican leaders in Congress agreed Tuesday on a temporary fix for keeping the federal highway program funded for three months beyond its expiration Friday, postponing until the fall a bigger struggle over how to pay for infrastructure in the longer term.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) said Tuesday that he welcomed a new proposal from House GOP leaders that would fund the highway program through Oct. 29 without reviving the contentious Export-Import Bank.

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