Senate Reaches
Bipartisan Agreement , on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill.
Senate Reaches
Bipartisan Agreement , on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill.
Work on the infrastructure legislation
continued throughout the weekend.
as Senators made adjustments
to the bill in order to reach consensus.
Senators announced they had come to an agreement about the shape of the legislation late in the evening on August 1.
We know that this has been a long and sometimes difficult process, but we are proud this evening to announce this legislation, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, (D-AZ), via AP News.
Bipartisan agreement on the bill comes amid deepening polarization of Republicans and Democrats.
as well as schisms within both parties themselves. .
[Collaboration on the bill shows] we can put aside our own political differences for the good of
the country, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, (D-AZ), via AP News.
The bill provides for $110 billion worth of funding
for America's roads and bridges.
$66 billion for expanded rail services ... .
... and $39 billion to boost the
nation's public transit systems.
[This bill will be] great for the American people, Sen. Rob Portman, (R-OH), via AP News.
The bill also allocates $55 billion to
upgrade water systems in the U.S. ... .
... and billions worth of investment in broadband internet, electric vehicle charging stations and airports.
... and billions worth of investment in broadband internet, electric vehicle charging stations and airports.
... and billions worth of investment in broadband internet, electric vehicle charging stations and airports.
While the legislation is
widely popular among lawmakers, .
some Senators expressed concern over
the ways in which the bill repurposes
unused COVID-19 and unemployment relief funds