House Leader Boehner is Open to Six-month Transportation Bill Extension, Says Report

Posted on the 08 June 2012 by Easytracgps @EasyTracGPS

When it comes to passing a new transportation bill, politics are still taking center stage.

With progress on a new federal transportation bill at an ongoing standstill, House Speaker John Boehner said in a Reuters report yesterday that should negotiations on a new bill between the House and Senate fail to yield meaningful progress by June 30, when the most recent extension expires, the next step may be a six-month extension.

“Frankly, I think if we get to June 30, there would be a six-month extension and move this thing out of the political realm that it appears to be in at the moment,” Boehner said in the report.

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