Ways and Means Approves Highway Bill, Senate Set to Consider Alternate Legislation
The House Ways and Means Committee passed by voice vote on July 10 a measure to provide funds for federal highway projects through May 31, 2015, the committee said in an emailed press release. Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., introduced…
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the measure (here) on July 8, but lawmakers continue to debate funding mechanisms to make Highway Trust Funds solvent (see 14070904). The Senate Finance Committee will also resume consideration of a counterpart bill later on July 10 (here). “I do not support, and the House will not support, billions of dollars in higher taxes to pay for more spending,” said Camp in the release. “And, I certainly do not support permanent tax increases to pay for just 10 months of highway programs.”