Transportation funding extension passes U.S. House
Source: Washington Post
With his plan for the nation’s transportation system shredded by attacks from both sides of the aisle, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) sought to free his party from the charge that they are “do-nothing Republicans” by orchestrating a clever move.
The House approved what appeared to be the 10th extension of transportation funding since the last long-term bill expired more than two years ago. As a carrot for its most conservative members, the extension included non-transportation measures they support.
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One of the non-transportation measures appended to the House extension was approval of the controversial Keystone oil pipeline. The White House has threatened a veto if a bill emerges from the conference committee with that provision intact.
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...the extension that wasn’t really an extension passed by a 293 to 127 vote with bipartisan support.
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