House votes to keep highway spending level, ignores warnings

Friday, November 6, 2015

WASHINGTON -- Despite years of warnings the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems are falling apart and will bring nightmarish congestion, the House on Thursday passed a six-year transportation bill that maintains the spending status quo.

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