Since 2008, Congress has been filling the yawning HTF gap by providing $54 billion from general revenues. But makeshift solutions have become more contentious and harder to find, culminating in this year’s gimmick-ridden ten-month patch.
自2008年以来，国会从一般税收收入中划拨540亿美元用于填补公路信托基金缺口。但权宜之计争议越来越大，也越来越难以找到，到了今年，只能抛出聊胜于无的暂停十个月方案。国会预算办公室最近预计，十年后公路信托基金缺口将扩大到1,720亿美元。