Bob Corker, from left, Lamar AlexanderTennessee’s Republican U.S. senators split their votes today on a six-year reauthorization of federal highway programs.
The nearly last-minute vote was needed to avoid a shutoff Monday of federal funding for U.S. and state highway projects nationwide.
Sen. Lamar Alexander said he voted in favor of reauthorization.
“This multi-year highway bill will help Tennessee maintain good roads so jobs can keep coming and traffic jams can be addressed. While not perfect, it is better than short-term patches that waste dollars and make it hard to set priorities,” Alexander said in a statement
Sen. Bob Corker said he vote against the bill, calling it “the very worst of Washington.”