Senate passes 30-day extension for highway funding
CNN
The Senate on Saturday passed the temporary extension of the Highway Trust Fund, ensuring that 3,700 federal employees will not be furloughed after the House didn't bass a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would have addressed the funding.
The extension, which passed by unanimous consent and was approved by the House on Friday night, now goes to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.
The effects of the lapse in funding were already felt Friday. Nearly 4,000 federal employees were off the job because Congress failed to extend funding, a Transportation Department spokesperson told CNN earlier Friday.
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