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Published on 05-14-2012 10:09 AM
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor - TruckingInfo.com
House and Senate conferees last week began work on the highway bill under considerable pressure of time and necessity.
Counting today, the conferees have 19 working days left before the current extension expires June 30. Their staffs, who do much of the detail work in the conference process, probably will be working close to 24-7.
A bet that they could finish negotiations by then would not be wise, according to
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