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. Written By: Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times | 7:00 pm, Jul. 28, 2021 × 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)