51.   The Clinton administration has threatened to veto the highway bill.

52.   The highway bill would keep money flowing for road repairs and construction across the nation.

53.   The House highway bill would mean some choice projects for western Michigan.

54.   The House Transportation Committee unanimously approved a six-month highway funding bill that delays a showdown over big increases in transportation spending until next year.

55.   The highway bill is finally done.

56.   The massive highway bill passed by Congress last week is expected to be signed by President Clinton sometime next week.

57.   The highway bill will fund highway and mass transit projects over the next six years.

58.   The more money Pennsylvania receives from the highway bill, the more likely it is that local projects across the state will get federal dollars and can begin.

59.   The pleas come after the Senate failed to end a Democratic filibuster blocking action on the regular six-year highway bill.

60.   The Senate and the House are also expected to resolve differences over the two versions of the highway funding bill passed by both chambers last month.