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March 29, 2012
House votes to extend transportation funding after rancorous debate
By Sheila Samples
Angry Senators on Thursday bowed to the will of the House with a 90-day extension of transportation funding two days before a deadline that could have shutdown highway and transit projects across the nation. "They run off on their vacation and leave the people twisting in the wind," Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said in a condemnation from the Senate floor.
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Angry Senators on Thursday bowed to the will of the House with a 90-day extension of transportation funding two days before a deadline that could have shutdown highway and transit projects across the nation. "They run off on their vacation and leave the people twisting in the wind," Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said in a condemnation from the Senate floor.Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.