Congress is still contending with the details of an extension to the transportation bill, which funds most road, bridge, airport and rail construction in the country. The deadline to extend the bill is the end of the month. South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson says a two year extension was about as far as they could go…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/03/Tim-Johnson-323a.mp3|titles=Tim Johnson 323a]Johnson says while the bill passed the Senate on a bipartisan vote, it appears republicans in the House don’t want to follow through…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/03/Tim-Johnson-323b.mp3|titles=Tim Johnson 323b]South Dakota could see over five hundred million dollars from the transportation bill.
(courtesy WNAX Yankton)