"House and Senate negotiators have agreed to a level of spending for highway and transit project that is acceptable to the White House. The deal clears a major hurdle in the two-year effort to develop a new federal transportation plan."

Highway Bill Agreement

"The latest extension goes through July 19, giving negotiators several weeks after they return from the Independence Day recess to work out details of the legislation, including the formula that determines how much states get back in federal grants in respect to their contributions to the trust fund."

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Of course, my idea is to give the states back exactly the percentage they have put in.

So...for instance....if California has sent 12% of the total to D.C. they should get back 12% of the money in the Highway Bill. How easy is that to decide how much everyone gets? You get in proportion to what you gave. No more welfare for the states. No more one state supporting another. Pay your way.

I imagine that wouldn't be too popular a concept for some states.