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Highway Trust Fund Gets Help from Congress
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Congress has approved and sent to President Bush an $8 billion rescue package for the federal highway trust fund. The infusion comes as the trust fund verges on going broke, threatening road and bridge projects in every state. (USA Today [1], Friday)
Where was Congress hiding the money?
FEE Timely Classic
Roads Without the State [2] by Peter Samuel
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[1] USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/legislative/house/2008-09-11-highway_N.htm
[2] Roads Without the State: http://www.fee.org/Publications/the-Freeman/article.asp?aid=3150
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