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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.