The House and Senate have their teams named to meet about where the transportation funding bill will go. The conferees will begin meeting as early as this week, but more likely when both chambers return from recess in a week and a half.  The House's 33 conferees are: Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa), Corrine Brown (D-Fla.), Larry Buschon (R-Ind.), Dave Camp (R-Mich.), Jerry Costello (D-Ill.), Chip Cravaack (R-Minn.), Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), John Duncan (R-Tenn.), Ralph Hall (R-Texas), Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.), Doc Hastings (R-Wash.), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Bernice Johnson (D-Texas...

It's hard to keep up with everything going on and even by the time you read this things could have changed ... but here's the latest rundown of what's going on, on the Hill. While the Senate and House Democrats urged the House to vote on the Senate's two-year highway bill (S.1813) yesterday, the House said no and is going to vote today on a 90-day extension or 60-day extension. (Yes, that would be extension No. 9.) A vote for both is on the calendar for today. The House Republicans could vote it through on a simple majority, not needing any Democrats votes. Unless, however, enough House Republicans break away from their party. Chances are the House will vote to extend transportation funding at current levels for three more months...