Sen. Jim Inhofe now backs jobs bill, more state highway money

 
BY CHRIS CASTEEL | Published: February 25, 2010   

WASHINGTON — Two days after voting to block consideration of a $15 billion jobs bill, Sen. Jim Inhofe on Wednesday voted in favor of the legislation because of its boost in federal highway money.

photo - U.S. Senator from Oklahoma James Inhofe, center, speaks with journalists at a U.N. Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Thursday Dec. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
U.S. Senator from Oklahoma James Inhofe, center, speaks with journalists at a U.N. Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Thursday Dec. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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Inhofe, R-Tulsa, said the long-term extension of federal highway programs — and an additional $20 billion for the highway trust fund — would mean $15 million more a month for...
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