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Democrats argued on Twitter Tuesday that the House and Senate should reach an agreement on a long-term highway bill before a June 30 deadline for the expiration of current funding.

"House GOP obstruction on highway bill is hurting job creation + endangering safety," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) said in a tweet to her 191,000 followers Tuesday. "1 bridge collapses every 1.3 months."

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) agreed, tweeting on Tuesday that "[S]ummer means highway construction in MN & then it snows. We need the House 2 pass Senate #transportationbill now. No more delay." 

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