All posts tagged "Highway Bill"

(Niels Lesniewski, Roll Call) – The Senate will accept a House bill to provide a three-month extension of highway programs, as well as preventing a veterans funding shortfall. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday the Senate will take up the highway extension from the House that will run to Oct. 29. He also said the...

(Robert Romano, NetRightDaily.com) – The Senate has temporarily abandoned its plans for a long-term highway bill with...

(Steven Dennis, Roll Call) – The Senate broke a logjam late Wednesday to advance a bipartisan highway bill despite several top Democrats voting to filibuster the package. The vote caught many senators by surprise. Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore,. were warming up for the Washington Kastles Charity Classic when they got word...