(Source: Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2011)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama put another item on the to-do list for Congress Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to quickly pass two transportation measures set to expire in September. The President urged lawmakers not to let politics get in the way of passing the Surface Transportation Bill or the Federal Aviation Administration act. A ten-day delay in approving the surface transportation bill would mean $1 billion in lost highway funding, according to administration projections.
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