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House votes $8B relief for highway trust fund

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By 6abc
Thursday, September 11, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - September 11, 2008 The 376-29 House vote Thursday came a day after the Senate approved the legislation transfering $8 billion from the Treasury's general fund to the highway fund.

The White House had previously threatened to veto the measure. But it changed its position after the Transportation Department last week revealed that the trust fund, which relies on the federal gas tax, was running out of money.

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