WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted to advance a historic, trillion-dollar infrastructure package late Wednesday , a breakthrough after weeks of often-bitter negotiations on a Bill that President Joe Biden said could"transform America".
The legislation's language has yet to be written, but because the Bill itself is just a shell, the Senate can advance it before voting on the final text.That scenario caused Republicans to balk at beginning debate last week, and some are still warning it could sink the plan."Until this Bill is actually written, and we have a chance to review it, including all the details, the costs, the pay-fors ... I will not support it," Senator John Cornyn said on the Senate floor.
The deal will make the largest-ever federal investments in public transit and drinking and waste water infrastructure; the largest funding of passenger rail since the creation of Amtrak; and the largest investment in bridges since creation of the nation's highway system. The White House said revenue would come from redirecting unspent COVID-19 emergency relief funds, boosting corporate fees and strengthening tax enforcement on cryptocurrencies.The Bill would still need to clear the House of Representatives, where it could face resistance from progressive Democrats.
"It might take some long nights. It might eat into our weekends. But we are going to get the job done," Schumer said.
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