Tuesday, 10 August 2021 (YJC)_ The Senate voted to pass a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package.
The Senate on Tuesday voted to pass a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, a key part of President Joe Biden's agenda, and send it to the House, where it may encounter some resistance.
The upper chamber voted 69-30 to pass the measure, which was supported by all Democrats and 19 Republicans.
Immediately after the vote, Democrats needed Vice President Kamala Harris to cast a tie-breaking vote to next start debate on Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending plan, which includes funding for various social and healthcare measures and climate change.
The infrastructure bill now goes to the House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would not consider it until the Senate also passed the spending package. The House is not scheduled to return from August recess until Sept. 20.
The infrastructure package was put together last month following weeks of negotiations and multiple hurdles and represents the first major legislative effort to receive significant support from both sides of the aisle since President Joe Biden took office in January.
If passed, it would usher in the most sweeping improvements to U.S. bridges, roads and rails in decades. Making such critical repairs has been a legislative priority in Washington, D.C., for years.
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