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more with you in just a minute. some funds for critical highway programs are at risk if the bipartisan infrastructure bill fails to pass. pete muntean is joining us now to talk about this. what s at stake here? reporter: well, brianna, this is one of the kinds of projects that could be hurt by this. this is the frederick douglass memorial bridge. it just opened. $200 million, 60% of its funding, comes from the federal government. it is that kind of funding that ex pierce at midnight. a one-year extension expires tonight. a five-year extension is called for in the biden infrastructure plan. but without that, senators say they might need to extend the funding with a one-month st stopgap. trade groups said this is critical and just has to get done. this is an extremely critical time for the country and for

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