House Backs $11 Billion Plan for Highway Construction
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The U.S. House approved an $11 billion plan to replenish the federal fund for highway and mass-transit projects through May 2015.
On a 367-55 vote, the House backed legislation that will probably also pass the Senate and arrive on President Barack Obama’s desk before payments from the fund to states begin to slow Aug. 1. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that his chamber will vote on the House bill this month, alongside a competing version that doesn’t have as much support.