Senate passer FY 2006 transportation appropriations bill

摘要

The Senate passed the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and the Judiciary Appropriations bill on a 93-1 vote. The House has already passed its version of the bill, so it now goes to a conference committee to resolve differences. Passage came after a series of votes on amendments offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) representing conservatives who want to see more budget constraints. The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association reports that Coburn's attempts to redirect 75 million dollars from two Alaska bridge projects funded under SAFETEA-LU to help fund an estimated 500 million dollars to repair the Interstate 10 bridge in New Orleans torn apart by Hurricane Katrina prompted an eruption from 37-year Senate veteran and former Appropriations Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).