$1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle
KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press
July 30, 2021
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1of5Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, center, speaks with Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., left, while Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., walks by at right, as the Senate votes to formally begin debate on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan, a process that could take several days, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks past the chamber as the Senate advances to formally begin debate on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan, a process that could take several days, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow MoreShow Less
Congress poised to pass Capitol security money, Afghan aid
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The House is expected to pass emergency legislation Thursday that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of visas for allies who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war.
House passage would send the $2.1 billion bill to President Joe Biden for his signature. The Senate approved the legislation Thursday morning, 98-0.
Senators struck a bipartisan agreement on the legislation this week, two months after the House had passed a bill that would have provided around twice as much for Capitol security. But House leaders said they would back the Senate version anyway, arguing the money is urgently needed for the Capitol Police and for the translators and others who worked closely with U.S. government troops and civilians in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON (AP) The House is expected to pass emergency legislation Thursday that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of visas for allies who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war.
House passage would send the $2.1 billion bill to President Joe Biden for his signature. The Senate approved the legislation Thursday morning, 98-0.
Senators struck a bipartisan agreement on the legislation this week, two months after the House had passed a bill that would have provided around twice as much for Capitol security. But House leaders said they would back the Senate version anyway, arguing the money is urgently needed for the Capitol Police and for the translators and others who worked closely with U.S. government troops and civilians in Afghanistan.
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced four higher education institutions in Kentucky, including Hopkinsville Community College, will receive more than $5.7 million in federal emergency relief funds from the U.S. Department of Education.
The funds were made available through the Supplemental Assistance to Institutions of Higher Education program, funded by the bipartisan COVID-19 rescue legislation that Senator McConnell negotiated and led to enactment in December.
Kentucky Colleges and Universities have already received more than $430 million from both of these bipartisan COVID-19 relief packages. These additional funds will support higher education institutions and their students as they recover from the disruption caused by the coronavirus.
Congress passes emergency Capitol security money, Afghan aid
Poll
Midway
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House passed emergency legislation Thursday that would bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the violent Jan. 6 insurrection and increase the number of visas for allies who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war.
The $2.1 billion bill now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. The Senate approved the legislation Thursday morning, 98-0.
Senators struck a bipartisan agreement on the legislation this week, two months after the House had passed a bill that would have provided around twice as much for Capitol security. But House leaders said they would back the Senate version anyway, arguing the money is urgently needed for the Capitol Police and for the translators and others who worked closely with U.S. government troops and civilians in Afghanistan.