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Toward final votes and includes $550 billion of you spending for public works spending over the next five years but not a guaranteed slamdunk if it clears the senate faces a rocky road ahead in the house. we have fox team coverage with the reaction from the white house. first available go to congressional correspondent, live on capitol hill. >> good evening it is increasingly doubtful the senate even approves the bill tonight or tomorrow gop tennessee senator is stringing out the time allocated after 67 of the 100 members voted to break filibuster he opposes stepping on the gas. >> is absolute...

Because one of the struggles has been getting that money to people who are in need only just a fraction of it has actually gone out, brianna. >> i'll take it, lauren. there's other that bipartisan agreement, they wrote it down, there's a text to this now. what does that mean and where does git go from here? >> reporter: well, it took all weekend and lot of work from staff and floor staff you are here at the u.s. senate over the weekend. yes, there is final legislate i have texts. there's $550 billion in new spending on roads and bridges, on trains and airports. it's crucial for the american in...

Telling the school districts you cannot do it. it's about freedom of choice for parents to decide. he said any district that defies his order could risk losing funding and become ineligible for grants. back to you. >> thank you for that. breaking overnight, the deal is in. a bipartisan group of senators finalized the text of the president's trillion dollar infrastructure package after hours of last-minute additions and edits to the more than 2,000 page bill. more than half of this, $550 billion for improving the electric grid, mass transit improvements, drinking water, and internet, and the ...

The most expensive transportation bill in history with more than $550 billion in new federal spending. the biggest chunk of, that some $110 billion will go to fixing roads, bridges, and other major projects. it also includes $66 billion for passenger rail. the biggest investment in amtrak ever, and $25 million for airports. first, some republicans still oppose it. in the house some progressive democrats have criticized it as not big enough. lester? >> an important update there. garrett, thank you. overseas, the u.s. is dealing with trouble won the fronts tonight, afghanistan and iran. andrea...

Infrastructure bill, you supported a one and a half trillion dollar trump infrastructure bill that actually was very little infrastructure. this is $550 billion of real infrastructure. you are just wrong on that as well. you have to start doing your homework because you flip-flopped where you were a couple of years ago. >> sandra, would you post. >> let steve respond to that. >> i think you would do a great if you would post about the rat down of the spending. there is some money for roads and bridges, so money for airports, but there's. >> and want to be clear, we prepared it for you and i wa...