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Jun262012
Senators optimistic deal close on transport bill
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 1:57PM "We've just made some major breakthroughs and I feel very good about it," Republican Senator James Inhofe told reporters on Capitol Hill, noting meetings continued on Monday night.
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June 25, 2012
Senators involved in marathon talks on a two-year deal for funding U.S. road, bridge and rail projects said on Monday they were close to a compromise with House Republicans, although they might need to work through a Friday deadline to finish negotiations.
They declined to talk about specifics, or address whether the potential deal would include a measure to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline, which has been a major hurdle…
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