上周，此提案在州参议院的交通委员会投票中以8—0全体通过。
Last week, the bill cleared the state senate's transportation committee with an 8-0 vote.
道路修建承包商的游说者在州参议院的代表是诺克斯·纳尔逊，他是一位老谋深算的议员，本人就是一个道路承包商，他希望得到修建道路的资金，但是并不真正关心如何筹集这笔资金。
The highway lobby was represented in the Senate by Knox Nelson, a wily legislator and road contractor himself, who wanted the money but didn't really care how it was raised.
由于每个州都有两名参议员，因而乡村地区在参议院就有了更多代表，这样农民也就占了很大优势。
Because there are two senators for every state, rural states are over-represented in the Senate and farmers intend to take full advantage.
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