Monday, May 24, 2004
Conference Committee Appointed
The House and Senate have appointed a conference committee to break the gridlock over reauthorization of federal transportation spending. The Senate passed a bill calling for spending $318 billion over the next six years; the House passed a bill with $284 billion. President Bush has threatened to veto any bill whose cost exceeds $256 billion, which is the anticipated receipts from highway user fees over the next six years.
According to this article, "Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., had stalled selection of Senate conferees until he got assurances that senators would fight to preserve the higher funding level." But at least one of the senators appointed to the conference committee had voted against the Senate bill so there is a remote chance that reason may prevail.
The House and Senate have appointed a conference committee to break the gridlock over reauthorization of federal transportation spending. The Senate passed a bill calling for spending $318 billion over the next six years; the House passed a bill with $284 billion. President Bush has threatened to veto any bill whose cost exceeds $256 billion, which is the anticipated receipts from highway user fees over the next six years.
According to this article, "Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., had stalled selection of Senate conferees until he got assurances that senators would fight to preserve the higher funding level." But at least one of the senators appointed to the conference committee had voted against the Senate bill so there is a remote chance that reason may prevail.
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