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Highway bill fails to clear hurdle in Senate

The government's power to spend federal Highway Trust Fund money on transportation programs and to levy federal gas and diesel taxes that support the trust fund are due to expire March 31.

Tags: transportation bill , Harry Reid , John Boehner , Congress , Senate , House ,

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Bill to pay furloughed DoT workers is law

Senate passes and President signs the bill to make up for two days of lost pay for almost 2,000 Transportation employees.

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House passes bill to pay furloughed DoT workers

About 2,000 workers need back pay from the two days the agency didn't have funds. If the bill is not passed this week, those employees could see a 20 percent pay cut in their next paycheck.

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