A panel in House Appropriations Committee approved the committee’s transportation and housing bill on Wednesday, while Transportation Secretary Foxx discussed problems the U.S. will face if a new highway bill is not passed.
The transportation and housing bill, which makes appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) through September 2015, approves $52 billion for the two departments.
In a breakdown of the measure, Politico reports that the THUD bill includes:
$17.1 billion in discretionary spending for the Department of Transportation
$40.25 billion for highways
$15.7 billion for aviation programs
