Bipartisan infrastructure deal clears key Senate vote
The Senate voted 67-32 to open formal debate on the bipartisan infrastructure proposal. The procedural motion, which needed 60 votes, had support from 17 Republicans as well as 48 Democrats and the two independents who caucus with them.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks outside the White House with a bipartisan group of senators after meeting on an infrastructure deal June 24, 2021, in Washington, D.C. From left are Sen. Rob Portman, R- Ohio; Sen. Bill Cassidy, R- La.; Sen. Jon Tester, D- Mont.; Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R- Alaska; Sen. Susan Collins, R- Maine; Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D- Ariz.; Sen. Joe Manchin, D- W.Va.; and Sen. Mark Warner, D- Va. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)
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Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the committee chair, and Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the ranking Republican member, announced the agreement on Tuesday, the same day that four officers who were on the front lines of the insurrection testified about the horrific violence they had faced that day during a hearing convened by the House select committee investigating the attack.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) â A group of negotiators in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday said they have reached agreement on the major components of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal â a key priority for President Joe Biden.
The Senate will vote on Wednesday https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senators-reach-deal-major-points-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-2021-07-28 on whether to move forward with the package, which includes about $550 billion in new spending, the White House said. The rest of the $1.2 trillion will be previously approved spending for these areas.
The agreement, which follows months of talks between Senate Democrats and Republicans, is expected to gain strong support from lawmakers on both sides of the party aisle.
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“The one thing we know works is the vaccines,” said McConnell, and noted that he’s a polio survivor. “Honestly, it never occurred to me we’d have difficulty getting people to take the vaccine.”
McConnell has been perhaps the most outspoken Republican member of Congress when it comes to encouraging Americans to get vaccinated. Earlier this month he said, “This is not complicated.”
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Publishing date: Jul 28, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 2 minute read •
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WASHINGTON A roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure investment bill advanced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, passing a key milestone that moves the emerging legislation toward formal debate and possible passage.
The Senate voted 67-32 to take the first procedural step toward debating the measure that has the support of Democratic President Joe Biden.
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The bipartisan agreement https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2EY2VP, which follows months of negotiations, gained the support of all 48 Democrats, two independents and 17 Republicans on this first procedural vote.