61.   The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee chaired by Chafee will begin work on its highway investment bill next week.

62.   The session had the compelling drama of a debate on a highway bill.

63.   The Senate is to begin voting on the three remaining spending bills and the highway bill on Thursday and to complete its work as early as Friday.

64.   The speaker had vehemently opposed the highway bill and, according to some reports, threatened to strip Shuster of the committee chairmanship if he did not relent.

65.   The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a six-month stopgap highway authorization bill today.

66.   They are under pressure from governors, mayors and other local officials who want money from the highway bill.

67.   This is not a welcome task, like highway bills or an opportunity to share credit for tax cuts.

68.   Transportation policy and federal spending levels for roads, bridges, public transit systems and other transportation projects as Congress considers a new omnibus highway bill.

69.   Twin Falls area highways are affected by the Senate highway bill.

70.   Will Massachusetts be left out in the cold by the rest of the Northeast in the rewrite of the highway bill?