The Senate passes a sweeping $1 trillion infrastructure bill after months of intense bipartisan talks. When the House will vote remains unclear.
The US Senate passed a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday to shore up the nation's crumbling infrastructure with funding for priorities like roads, bridges, rail, transit and the electric grid -- a major achievement for both parties and President Joe Biden, fulfilling key agenda items, including his promise to work across the aisle.
The bill passed by a wide bipartisan majority of 69-30, with 19 Republican senators voting for the bill. It now heads to the House of Representatives, where timing on a vote in that chamber remains uncertain, before it can be sent to Biden's desk to be signed into law. LIVE UPDATES: Senate to hold final vote on bipartisan infrastructure packageThe bill -- called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act -- features $550 billion in new federal spending over five years.
For months, Schumer has said the chamber would proceed on a dual track strategy for infrastructure, aiming to pass both the $1.2 trillion bipartisan deal and the much larger Democratic-only package with a potential price tag of $3.5 trillion. This two-track strategy was necessary for Schumer to keep both the progressives and moderates in his caucus, like Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema and West Virginia's Joe Manchin, on board.
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