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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans rejected an effort to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden, but pressure was mounting as supporters insisted they just needed more time before another vote possibly next week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had scheduled the procedural vote Wednesday to nudge along negotiations that have dragged for weeks. But Republicans mounted a filibuster, saying the bipartisan gr...

The party-line vote was 51-49 against proceeding, far short of the 60 "yes" votes needed to get past the Republicans block. The Democratic leader switched his vote to "no" at the end, a procedural step that would allow him to move to reconsider. The nearly $1 trillion measure over five years includes about $579 billion in new spending on roads, broadband and other public works projects — a first phase of Bidens infrastructure agenda, to be followed by a much broader $3.5 trillion second measu...

US Infrastructure Bill Fails First Vote; Senate to Try Again Voice of America 22 Jul 2021, 09:05 GMT+10 WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters in both parties remained hopeful of a better chance soon. Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York had scheduled the procedural vote that he described as a step to "get the ball rolling" as...

Schumer said senators are in the fourth week of negotiations after reaching agreement on a broad framework for infrastructure spending with the White House. He said Wednesdays vote was not meant to be a deadline for having every detail worked out. “My colleagues are well aware that we often agree to move forward with debates on issues before we have the text in hand,” Schumer said. “We’ve done it twice this year already.” McConnell called the vote a “stunt” that would fail, but em...

Infrastructure bill fails first vote Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters in both parties remained hopeful of a better chance soon. Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York had scheduled the procedural vote that he described as a step to “get the ball rolling” as talks pr...

Texas Democrats fighting against a restrictive voting bill took their case to Washington Tuesday as President Joe Biden made his push for strengthening voting rights laws nationwide. Lisa Desjardins begins our reports, then Yamiche Alcindor is joined by Congressman Van Taylor, who just returned to Washington from his district near Dallas, for a Republican perspective on voting legislation. Read the Full Transcript Judy Woodruff: Texas lawmakers fighting against a restrictive voting bill took th...

Joe Biden wants to provide millions of Americans with high-speed internet. It won’t be easy. Ledyard King, Erin Mansfield, Matt Wynn and Joey Garrison, USA TODAY © Ryan Sparrow/USA TODAY Broadband internet access is still out of reach for some Americans. WASHINGTON – In Thompson Falls, Montana, schools practically came to a halt in the spring of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic forced children to learn remotely in a region where high-speed internet is almost nonexistent. In ...

Rep. Chip Roy Says GOPs Job is to Slow Infrastructure Bill Down Until December 2022 On 7/6/21 at 11:25 PM EDT GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas believes that it is the "job" of Republicans to obstruct President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress until December 2022. Roy expressed hopes that Republicans will be able to block the compromise to President Joe Bidens infrastructure plan at least until after the midterm elections take place next year. The congressman made the remarks in a freshly surfaced ...

(The Center Square) - A group of bipartisan members in the U.S. House of Representatives released an endorsement Tuesday of the latest iteration of President Joe Biden’s proposed infrastructure bill. The delayed endorsement signals a renewed hope for the infrastructure deal, which has been in question for months. The Problem Solvers Caucus released its own version of the infrastructure plan last month, but has now endorsed the plan hammered out between a bipartisan group of Senators with t...

July 6, 2021 The U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus has announced its support for a $973 billion infrastructure package proposed in the Senate. Congressman Fred Upton tells WSJM News the 50-plus member caucus decided to back the proposal, which is scaled back by about $1.5 trillion from President Biden’s initial proposal. Upton says this one is similar to the Problem Solvers Building Bridges proposal. “It’s really focusing on traditional infrastructure needs like roads and bridges, and...