Next up in the shutdown showdown: Transportation funding

Only 80 days remain until a partial government shutdown of highway programs.
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As cars become more fuel efficient, the gas tax, traditionally used to fund federal transportation projects, just isn't cutting it anymore, and time is running out for Congress to pass an infrastructure reauthorization bill to avoid a shutdown.

According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) spokesman Michael O’Brien, the Highway Trust Fund will run out of money on May 31, unless Congress can "avoid another artificial disaster."

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Teresa Mull