Party of No accepts Highway Bill

Dirty Harry gonna let something come to a vote.


Congress on Tuesday moved one step closer to preventing a shortfall in federal transportation funding that could stall road projects across the country in August.

Senate Democrats said they would not pursue their own stopgap fix for the trasportation funding, instead accepting legislation passed by the House that would renew the funding until next spring.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he plans to hold a vote on the $10.9 billion House measure as early as Wednesday.

Senate Democrats had hoped for a shorter extension that would have expired before the end of the year to force lawmakers to debate a long-term transportation package during the lame duck session that will follow the November elections.



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