Biden signs highway funding extension

The Hill

BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL October 31, 2021

President Biden signed a short-term extension for highway funding on Sunday after House leadership last week punted the vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which would have renewed the highway programs for five years. The Department of Transportation’s surface transportation programs will now be funded through Dec. 3. The House passed the extension on Thursday in a bipartisan 358 to 59 vote, and the Senate approved the measure by unanimous consent. The extension of the highway funding will now protect the nearly 4,000 Transportation Department workers who were at risk of being furloughed if the funds were to expire. View the full article: TheHill.com