▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁and ▁Represent ative ▁Donald ▁H . ▁Cla us en ▁( a ▁Republican ▁from ▁California ). ▁Under ▁this ▁scheme , ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁trust ▁funds ▁raised ▁by ▁each ▁state ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁either ▁for ▁high ways ▁or ▁for ▁mass ▁trans it ▁( up ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁national ▁limit ▁of ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁million ▁a ▁year ). ▁Another ▁$ 5 8 8 ▁million ▁would ▁be ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁sp ending ▁on ▁urban ▁high ways . ▁To ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁mass ▁trans it ▁program , ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁sp ending ▁would ▁be ▁cut ▁from ▁the ▁urban ▁and ▁rural ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁road ▁building ▁program . ▁The ▁House ▁conf ere es ▁rejected ▁the ▁proposal ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 5 - to - 4 ▁( with ▁one ▁Dem ocrat ▁voting ▁with ▁the ▁Republic ans ). ▁ ▁On ▁other ▁issues , ▁the ▁conf ere es ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁agreement ▁much ▁more ▁easily . ▁Although ▁the ▁House ▁bill ▁project ed ▁sp ending ▁of ▁$ 9 ▁billion ▁a ▁year ▁over ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁Senate ▁$ 7 ▁billion ▁a ▁year ▁over ▁three ▁years , ▁but ▁both ▁sides ▁agreed ▁to ▁cut ▁sp ending ▁down ▁to ▁$ 5 ▁billion ▁or ▁$ 6 ▁billion ▁a ▁year ▁over ▁three ▁years . ▁The ▁Senate ▁also ▁agreed ▁to ▁ease ▁requirements ▁that ▁states ▁meet ▁certain ▁civil ▁rights ▁and ▁environmental ▁standards , ▁which ▁would ▁allow ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁highway ▁construction ▁projects ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁up ▁to ▁move ▁forward . ▁ ▁After