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Friday, March 30, 2012

House votes for 90-day extension of transportation funding after rancorous debate - The Washington Post

House votes for 90-day extension of transportation funding after rancorous debate - The Washington Post: Despite several efforts to advance a bipartisan Senate bill championed by Boxer, House leaders opted for a three-month extension while they try to break a deadlock that has stalled their own proposal to fund transportation by expanding offshore oil drilling.

The extension leaves transportation financing in an increasingly precarious position.

After a morning of angry, finger-pointing debate, the House voted to extend the nation’s transportation funding at current levels for 90 days, counting on the Senate to follow suit before the money runs out at midnight Saturday.

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