Senate Passes Long-Term Highway Funding Bill
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A boiling standoff between Republican leaders in the House and Senate is settling.
In a 65-34 vote, the Senate on Thursday passed a long-term, $350 billion highway funding bill that would last six years. The move now sets up discussions with the House over the future course of transportation funding.
“The House has now indicated as a result of our passing a multi-year bill, they intend to do it in early September and we’ll go to conference. And the goal of the conference obviously will be to get a result,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said after the vote.
The House began its summer recess on Thursday; senators will begin theirs next Friday.
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