Highway bill OK'd by House; deadline looming

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

WASHINGTON -- With an August deadline looming, the House voted Tuesday to temporarily patch over a multibillion-dollar pothole in federal highway and transit programs while ducking the issue of how to put them on a sound financial footing for the long term.

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