Maine senators lend support to massive bipartisan infrastructure bill Maine senators lend support to massive bipartisan infrastructure bill Share Updated: 12:31 AM EDT Jul 29, 2021 Kerry Brookes Maine senators lend support to massive bipartisan infrastructure bill Share Updated: 12:31 AM EDT Jul 29, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript OF THE VACNECI FROM TWO TO NOW FIVE YEARS OLD. IN WAINSHGTON RIGHT NO- W- THE SENATE -- TAKING UP THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL ACREHED JUST THIS AFTERNOON. WITH SUPPORT FROM BOTH MAINE SENATORS, THE U-S SENATE HAS TAKEN A FIRST STEP TOWARD PASSING A MASSIVE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE BILL. THE SENATE VOTING TONIGHT TO BEGIN DEBATE ON THE TRILLION DOLLAR PACKAG E. SUSAN COLLINS IS ONE OF FIVE REPUBLICANS, WHO ALONG WITH FIVE DEMOCRS AT AND THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE, CRAFTED THE BI. LL TONIGHT, SHE CALLED IT A CELEBRATION OF BI- PARTISANSHIP. (SOT 1 -- SEN. SUSAN COLLINS, R- MAI. NE "WE'VE SHOWN AMERICA TONIGHT, THAT WE CAN WK OR TOGETHER, THAT WE CAN PUT ASIDE IDEOLOGIL CA DIFFERENCES AND WORK TOGETHER TO FIND COMMON GROU. ND COLLINS - AND SENATO ANGUS KING -- SAID THE BILL WILL ALLOCATE 65 BILLI ON DOLLARS FOR BROADBAND CONSTRUCTION NATIONWIDE. COLLINS AND KING WERE AMONG 67 SENATORS VOTING TO ADVANCE THE LLBI. KING SAID IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT- "FROM REPAIRS TO O UR CRUMBLING ROADS D AN BRIDGES TO FUNDING TO CONFRONT THE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR OUR PORTS AND PUBL