House consideration of TEA-LU will be completed tomorrow. Some outstanding issues include the flexbility of states to charge tolls and redistributing the funding levels to account for special member projects. Though some concerns have been raised about various matters concerning the bill, final passage is expected by a significant majority of Representatives.

This is, however, just one more step along the journey. Following final passage, the negotiators from the House and Senate will meet to work out differences between the two bills. The White House will also weigh in on these negotiations. Overall funding levels differ significantly among the competing proposals - the Senate provides $318 billion over 6 years, the House provides $279 billion over six years, while the White House has indicated it will veto any bill over $256 billion.