Senate votes to advance bipartisan infrastructure proposal
The Senate voted 67-32 on Wednesday evening to open formal debate on a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure proposal.
It took several months for the group of negotiators to reach a deal on the package to fix aging bridges, roads, pipes, and ports across the United States and improve internet connections in rural areas. Seventeen Republicans joined Democrats to vote in favor of starting debate on infrastructure reform this week, and now, the legislation must be drafted.
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The proposal includes $40 billion for bridges, $39 billion to modernize transit, and $55 billion for water infrastructure — enough to replace every lead pipe in the U.S., the Biden administration said.
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