A largely bipartisan bill to fund the nation’s transportation projects for the next five years garnered the support of half of Kansas’ six-member congressional delegation Thursday as Congress sent the measure to President Barack Obama, who signed it.
The $305 billion legislation, commonly called the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, cleared the U.S. House 359-65. All 181 voting Democrats in addition to 178 Republicans supported the bill, including Rep. Lynn Jenkins.