Senate passes highway funding bill

USA Today: WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to keep the Highway Trust Fund running for another three months, preventing an abrupt halt to road and bridge construction at midnight Friday.

Senators voted 91-4 to pass the short-term extension, which keeps the trust fund solvent through Oct. 29. The House passed the three-month bill Wednesday. President Obama said he will sign the legislation, which ensures that states continue to receive reimbursement from the federal government for highway and mass transit projects.

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