Federal Highway Fund Is Running On Fumes

MiamiHerald.com: Political Currents, Miami Herald: Politics
Mon, 07/02/2012 - 1:49pm

Last week, lawmakers in Congress approved a bill that keeps highway and transit spending at current levels for the next two years, but there was a catch: They came up nearly $20 billion short. Rather than cut spending or raise taxes to make up the difference, they tapped the U.S.

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