Even as Congress was putting the finishing touches on a 10-month short-term funding extension to the federal aid highway bill, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was ripping the measure as a short-term "gimmick" that once again fails to adequately fund U.S. infrastructure needs in the long run. "If this short-term patch passes, it will not be time to celebrate," Foxx told the National Press Club in a July 21 speech, shortly before Congress was scheduled to start its five-week summer recess. "It's hard to imagine Congress will not push the snooze button on this issue again until crunch time."
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