House passes short-term highway bill

USA Today: WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a short-term, $8 billion transportation bill to keep money flowing to states for highway and infrastructure projects before funding dries up at the end of the month.

The five-month patch through Dec. 18 passed 312-119. Many Democrats opposed the GOP bill in part because they want a long-term measure and also because it did not include any language to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, which has become an issue in the highway bill debate.

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