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Today, the Senate failed to stop a filibuster of a tax bill that contained a provision restoring the $8 billion to the Highway Trust Fund. Unfortunately, 60 votes were required to break the filibuster, but the bill failed by a vote of 51-43.
This does not mean the fight to restore the $8 billion to the Highway Trust Fund is over. In the House, a “clean” tax bill containing only the highway provision passed with 91% support (387-31). The Highway Users believes that Senate consideration of this clean bill would also receive overwhelming support in the Senate. Although it is too late to get such a bill on the Senate schedule before the August recess, there will be an aggressive fall strategy to fix the Highway Trust Fund.
 
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