Transportation amendment in the works
Senate Transportation Chairman John McGee said work is proceeding on
amendments to transportation legislation. "We are getting very close to
having an amendment ready to go," he said. "I really think the Senate's
going to pass something." House GOP leaders are sitting back and
waiting. "We haven't seen anything from the Senate," said Majority
Leader Mike Moyle, R-Star. Said House GOP Caucus Chairman Ken Roberts,
R-Donnelly, "They need to go through the gyrations that this house went
through for the last two years. ... We don't have a vote yet on what
the Senate's willing to do on transportation."
Monday is the earliest possible time the Senate could go into its amending order to amend transportation bills now awaiting action there.