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Upton: Problem Solvers Sign Off on Senate Infrastructure Plan By Gary Stevens Jul 6, 2021 | 6:00 PM WASHINGTON (WHTC-AM/FM) – A hurdle has apparently been cleared in the effort to pass an infrastructure agreement in Washington. According to Congressman Fred Upton, the Problem Solvers Caucus, of which the St. Joseph Republican is a vice-chair, on Tuesday (July 6, 2021) “embraced” the Senate package that takes nearly a trillion dollars that had divided the Biden Administration and m...

Infrastructure. the infrastructure deal negotiated in the senate is getting a significant endorsement in the house. >> that is correct. the house problem solvers caucus, which is a group of 58 members evenly decided, 29 democrats and 29 republicans, is endorsing this deal, and that is significant but with a caveat. the deal could get the support of 15 republicans, and 15 republicans means theres wiggle room on speaker pelosis left to move the bipartisan deal, and at this moment its far from a do...

Deseret News Share this story Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., left, and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, attend a meeting with President Joe Biden and other members of Congress to discuss his jobs plan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday, April 19, 2021. Andrew Harnik, Associated Press Sitting around dinner at Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s house last fall, four Democratic and four Republican senators, including Sen. Mitt Romney, cobbled together a less costly compromise to the $1.6 trill...

By Paul Mattox Former West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Jul 4, 2021 7 hrs ago Ever since the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis plunged into the Mississippi River during the evening rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring 145, Americans of both parties have realized the urgent need to repair and revive our crumbling infrastructure. But the bridge collapse was 14 years and four presidents ago, and the infrastructure crisis remains unresolved because the nation’s lawmakers can...

Updated June 29 Biden hits the road for his infrastructure plan, but potholes loom As the president visited Wisconsin to push the deal, his aides back in Washington scrambled to keep liberal lawmakers on board. By Sean Sullivan and Seung Min KimThe Washington Post Share President Biden speaks about infrastructure spending at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Authority on Tuesday in La Crosse, Wis. "This is a blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America," he said. Evan Vucci/Associated Press LA CRO...

Progressive groups have been increasingly aggressive in targeting fellow Democrats.

Progressive groups have been increasingly aggressive in targeting fellow Democrats.

WASHINGTON — After months of stalling, Vice President Kamala Harris will get a firsthand view of conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday — showered...

One building, two worlds: Bridging stubborn gap in Congress Steven Sloan Updated:  Tags:  Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Conn., right, speaks with a reporter as the Senate prepares for a key test vote on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would overhaul the election system and voting rights, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The bill is a top priority for Democrats seeking to ensure access to the polls and m...

A bipartisan push for U.S. infrastructure Members of Senate, House are crafting bills that should lead to deal.  By Editorial Board Text size Copy shortlink: After talks between President Joe Biden and Republican West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito collapsed this month, a major investment in the nations infrastructure seemed doomed, much as in previous years, when the perfect deal always seemed to elude leaders grasp. Now a bipartisan co...