Skip to content

Reid Defers to Wyden on Highway Bill Funding

[jwp-video n=”1″]

Majority Leader Harry Reid sidestepped a question at his weekly news conference Tuesday about whether he would push for a corporate tax “holiday” to fund the depleted Highway Trust Fund, as reports surfaced that Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., had discussed the idea with Reid. “I am pushing everything I can to figure out a way to continue the surface transportation bill,” Reid said. “I’m just willing to talk to anybody. The ultimate decider on this however, is going to be Ron Wyden and the finance committee.” Wyden, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, reiterated Tuesday his intentions to find a bipartisan funding solution.

Recent Stories

Budget resolution for immigration funds adopted in House

Senate confirms ATF director, who announces new rules

House sends spy reauthorization bill to uncertain Senate fate

GOP lawmakers call for redistricting after Supreme Court ruling

Dirk Kempthorne, the creaky runner appreciation

House overcomes floor hurdle on spy authority reauthorization