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20 Mar

House leaders craft transportation extension

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With long-term transportation legislation still eluding lawmakers, House Republican leaders are planning another temporary extension of federal highway and transit funding that would keep construction projects and gas tax collections on track. Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica said on Tuesday that he expects a “clean,” or non-controversial bill to emerge in coming days that the chamber can pass before the extension authorizing current funding, approved last September, expires on March 31. …

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