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Bridges, 73 billion for electric grid upgrades, 66 billion for trains, $65 billion for broadband, $55 billion for water quality, $50 billion for climate change protection. $42 billion on airports and ports, $39 billion for public transport, and $21 billion for environmental clean-up. $15 billion for electric vehicles. and $11 billion for transportation safety, and $1 billion for reconnecting communities. the house also passed the rule that will govern debate on the build back better act on a party line vote appeasing those would refused to vote for infrastructure without spending a social spen...

And tunnels, basically if you travel in it or on it, there was probably money in this bill for it. so let's dive in and show you exactly what we mean by that. there's $110 billion for roads and bridges, $39 billion for public transit, $25 billion for airports, and $66 billion for amtrak and rail. it also includes billions of dollars for energy, clean drinking water, and broadband. these are things that will make a significant difference in rural areas of this country. now, while this was a bipartisan vote that happened last night, it was not unanimous. there were six democrats -- six members o...

Infrastructure bill, but what we did not hear from him earlier was a guarantee that there are the votes there to get his second part of his agenda passed, that's the build back better plan. that social safety net spending agenda he has. he could not promise that that was going to make it across the finish line, so alex, while this is a celebratory moment for the white house, the second part of the president's agenda faces a rocky road ahead. >> they could celebrate last night. they got to get back to work today. thank you so much for that. we're going to turn now to nbc's gary grumbach. what a...

Supporting the largest single investment in infrastructure in american history. but six democrats did not support the bill. they include congressman gentjamall bowman, corey bush, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, ilhan omar, ayanna pressley, and rashida tlaib. those are members that really stuck to their guns. so, here is what's actually included in this infrastructure package. $110 billion for roads and bridges, $65 billion for broadband, $39 billion for public transit and billions more in infrastructure investments. progressive chair pramila

These are facts. these are facts. right now, when i went out to silicon valley, they show we're in a situation where if you put solar panels on your roof, guess what? when the sun is not shining, you're in trouble, except they have now battery technology, you can have batteries in your basement about the size of the width of this podium and about this thick that will keep you going for seven days. so what do we have in this legislation? $39 billion to modernize american transit. i remember riding the trolley. i lived at the end of the line, as they say, in greenwich. maloney field was on the r...