Senate Approves 2007 Spending Package With Full Highway Funding
With a deadline approaching, the Senate has approved a $463.5-billion spending package that finances most federal agencies through the end of the current fiscal year, including full funding of the federal highway and transit programs at levels authorized by the SAFETEA-LU statute.
The joint funding resolution, which the Senate passed Feb. 14 by a 81-15 vote, now goes the White House, where President Bush is expected to sign it before the current stopgap spending bill expires on Feb. 15.