On Monday afternoon, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill – The Infrastructure and Jobs Act – into law. “My fellow Americans, today I want you to know: We hear you and we see you,” Biden said at a signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. …
Read More »House Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill; Sends To Biden
The House of Representatives on Friday night passed a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill after months of delay and negotiations, sending the long-waited legislation to President Joe Biden for his signature. The bill was approved by a vote of 228-206, with 13 Republicans joining Democrats in support of the legislation. …
Read More »Pelosi: ‘Must Pass’ Spending, Infrastructure And Funding Bill This Week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlined a “time of intensity” this week, saying her caucus “must pass” President Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act, a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, and a bill to keep the government open as it will run out of money on Thursday, September 30. The …
Read More »Senate Unveils Text Of $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Proposal
A group of bipartisan senators unveiled the text of a bipartisan infrastructure proposal on Sunday night that aims over the next eight years to revitalize U.S. roads, public transit, ports, the electric grid and clean drinking water and wastewater systems, as well as Internet access. The 2,702-page bill, the Infrastructure …
Read More »Senate Advances $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
The Senate advanced a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package in a Wednesday evening procedural vote, a significant development for legislation brokered by both parties and the White House as they seek to clinch a rare bipartisan victory on Capitol Hill. In a 67-32 vote on the motion to proceed, …
Read More »Schumer: Be Prepared To Work Into August Recess To Pass Infrastructure
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told his Democratic caucus in a letter Friday that the chamber may work through August to pass two infrastructure plans — a bipartisan bill and another piece of legislation that only has the support of his party. Schumer said senators are working with the White …
Read More »House Problem Solvers Caucus Supports Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
On Tuesday, members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus announced their support of the nearly $1 trillion infrastructure deal proposed last month by a bipartisan group of senators. The group is calling for “an expeditious, stand-alone vote in the House.” “The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus strongly supports the Senate infrastructure framework,” …
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