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Budget Deal On House Agenda

Budget Deal On House Agenda

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Congressional republicans are set to begin work on budget bills when they return to Washington next week. Among the major proposals is some type of a transportation bill. Federal road funding has been done by a series of short term stop gap bills for the past several years.

South Dakota Congresswoman Kristi Noem says they still have to agree on the outline…

 

Noem says one funding proposal would move missing tax dollars back from overseas…

 

Noem says it will difficult to find agreements on long term funding…

 

Noem says a federal gas tax increase is also another possibililty.

 

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