"Congressional Republicans and Democrats reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday on a two-year bill to finance highways, ending a partisan stalemate that had left transit projects under a cloud of uncertainty."
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The bill, which would provide $8.4 billion each year, is similar to a bipartisan measure passed by the Senate earlier this year. House Republicans worked on their own ambitious and unwieldy bill that never even made it to the floor for a vote.
In the agreement on Wednesday, House Republicans gave up on two key points: a provision that would have sped up the authorization of the Keystone XL pipeline and another that would have loosened restrictions on coal ash from power plants."
Jennifer Steinhauer reports for the New York Times June 27, 2012.
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"Compromises on Environmental, Safety Issues Lead To Tentative Highway Deal" (AP)
