House Punts on Budget, Votes on Yearlong Extension Instead

Back in February, the Department of Transportation requested a two percent budget increase for next year (FY 2011). [PDF] The extra $2 billion would pay for things like a new Distracted Driver Prevention Program, high speed rail, and livability grant programs.
Rep. David Obey would have liked to pass a budget in his last weeks as [...]

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