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A former longtime Republican congressman from Pennsylvania, Bud Shuster funneled billions of dollars in gasoline tax revenue to his Appalachian district for highway construction.

His peak impact on legislation came from 1995 through 2001 when he chaired the "T&I" Committee.

Former Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Bud Shuster, who represented the Keystone State's rural south in Congress for almost three decades, has died. He was 91.

HARRISBURG — Former U.S. Rep. Bud Shuster, an influential Republican lawmaker who strongly backed transportation projects but ran afoul of ethics guidelines, has died. He was 91. Shuster died peacefully at his farm Wednesday in Everett, Bedford County, surrounded by his family, including his son, Bill Shuster, who succeeded his

Former Congressman Bud Shuster, an influential Republican who strongly backed transportation projects but once ran afoul of ethics guidelines, has died at 91.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Bud Shuster, an influential Republican lawmaker who strongly backed transportation projects but ran afoul of ethics guidelines, has died. He was 91.

Former Rep. Bud Shuster of Pennsylvania, an Army veteran and congressional power broker whose mastery of earmarked spending and highway projects in the 1990s earned him the sobriquet “King of Asphalt,” died Wednesday at age 91.

Former U.S. Rep. Bud Shuster, an influential Republican lawmaker who strongly backed transportation projects but ran afoul of ethics guidelines, has died. He...

Shuster, an Allegheny County native, was a 14-term Congressman who was dubbed the “king of asphalt" for backing many transportation projects in his 28 years.

A Pennsylvania Republican, he targeted a disproportionate share of federal highway funds to his Appalachian district during his 28 years in the House.