Congress Heading Toward Three-Month U.S. Highway Funding Measure

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, center, speaks during a news conference after a Democratic Senate luncheon with Senator Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York, left, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Congress is moving to consider a three-month extension of U.S. highway funding after Speaker John Boehner said the House would pass a short-term bill and leave for a summer break without taking up the Senate's plan. The Senate has been debating a highway policy bill that includes three years of funding. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images