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U.S. House of Representatives
House Debate on Highway and Transportation Funding
2014-07-16T01:34:58-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYTQ4XC8yMDE0MDcxNjAxMzYzNDAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The House debated a short-term extension of federal transportation and highway funding which would be exhausted in September 2014. The Highway Trust Fund, which finances road, bridge, and mass-transit projects, was funded by an 18 cents-per-gallon gas tax, which had failed to keep up with inflation in recent years. The tax was bringing in about $34 billion per year, while the federal government spending was about $50 billion on road and transit projects. The House was debating an $11 billion extension to provide funding through the end of May 2015.
The House debated a short-term extension of federal transportation and highway funding which would be exhausted in September 2014. The Highw…
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The House debated a short-term extension of federal transportation and highway funding which would be exhausted in September 2014. The Highway Trust Fund, which finances road, bridge, and mass-transit projects, was funded by an 18 cents-per-gallon gas tax, which had failed to keep up with inflation in recent years. The tax was bringing in about $34 billion per year, while the federal government spending was about $50 billion on road and transit projects. The House was debating an $11 billion extension to provide funding through the end of May 2015. close
The House debated a short-term extension of federal transportation and highway funding which would be exhausted in September 2014. The Highw… read more
The House debated a short-term extension of federal transportation and highway funding which would be exhausted in September 2014. The Highway Trust Fund, which finances road, bridge, and mass-transit projects, was funded by an 18 cents-per-gallon gas tax, which had failed to keep up with inflation in recent years. The tax was bringing in about $34 billion per year, while the federal government spending was about $50 billion on road and transit projects. The House was debating an $11 billion extension to provide funding through the end of May 2015. close
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