"No gridlock: Highway deal nears" at the Hill

[applegrove]

No gridlock: Highway deal nears

The Hill


http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/211889-senators-reach-bipartisan-highway-funding-agreement

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House and Senate committees both approved measures on Thursday to fund highway projects into next year, raising hopes that Congress could soon reach a deal to prevent sidelining construction projects this summer.

The two measures rely on similar provisions to provide roughly the same amount of money — just under $10 billion — for highway projects.

In agreeing to that approach, Senate Democrats also bowed to pressure from the House GOP, which has been pushing to extend funding through next May.

Democrats had sought a shorter-term deal that would have only extended funding until shortly after November’s election, a time frame they thought would give Congress the best chance to hash out a long-term transportation agreement.



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[Historic NY]

1. Hope so becvuse they already

talking about shutting down several interstate construction projects here in NY.