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Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced legislation this month that he said would��add up to $15 billion a year to the Highway Trust Fund over the next decade through changes to the Medicaid expansion match rates established under President Obama’s signature health-care law.

WASHINGTON — As Senate transportation authorizers prepare to consider a six-year measure next month, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said efforts that would limit the federal government’s involvement in large-scale infrastructure projects would hurt the country’s intricate freight network.

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) has introduced legislation intended to address frivolous litigation that is based upon the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability scoring program.

The Senate on May 23 easily passed a two-month extension of highway funding authority, sending the measure to the president for his signature. TT's Eugene Mulero discussed on C-SPAN.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on May 21 directed his frustration with House Republicans’ response to the recent Amtrak derailment directly at House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).

As the Senate prepares to vote on a House-passed two-month transportation funding extension as early as May 21, on the other side of the Capitol, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) criticized Republican leaders for not taking a closer look at the Highway Trust Fund.