Still waiting, Senate grinds away on US$1 trillion infrastructure Bill

Senator Angus King center, speaks with Senator Gary Peter left, while Sen. John Kennedy, walks by at right, as the Senate votes to formally begin debate on a roughly US$1 trillion infrastructure plan, a process that could take several days, at the Capitol in Washington, on Jul 30, 2021. WASHINGTON: The vote on a US$1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package could be held “in a matter of days,” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday .

To prod the work along, Schumer is keeping senators in over the weekend to finish drafting the Bill so that senators can begin offering amendments. But it has been a weekend of fits and starts as senators.AdvertisementSchumer warned Saturday that he was prepared to keep lawmakers in Washington for as long as it took to complete votes on both the bipartisan infrastructure plan as well as a budget blueprint that would allow the Senate to begin work later this year on a massive, US$3.

The outcome with the bipartisan effort will set the stage for the next debate over Biden’s much more ambitious US$3.5 trillion package, a strictly partisan pursuit of far-reaching programs and services including child care, tax breaks and health care that touch almost every corner of American life. Republicans strongly oppose that Bill, which would require a simple majority, and may try to stop both. Final votes on that are not expected until fall.

Cornyn said he expects Schumer to allow all senators to have a chance to shape the Bill and allow for amendments from members of both parties.

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