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Published on 02-15-2012 10:24 AM
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor - TruckingInfo.com
The Senate and House are taking their highway bills to the floor this week in the face of daunting odds. Passage of this key infrastructure legislation, which sets policy and funding levels, is going to be a near thing at best, given the politics of the bills and considering the March 31 deadline.
If a deal cannot be struck, the highway program will have to be extended for the ninth time since it expired in October 2009 - not a positive message to take
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