Senate Advances to Wrap Up $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

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The Senate has agreed to wrap up the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill through a test vote.

In the 67โ€“27 vote, 18 Republicans joined with Democrats to support moving forward on the legislation, clearing a key procedural hurdle.

More votes, mostly on amendments, are needed before the Senate can approve the measure.

Itโ€™s unclear when the final vote will happen.

The Senate Democrats need 10 Republican votes to pass the legislation, which is one of the top priorities on President Joe Bidenโ€™s agenda.

โ€œWe can get this done the easy way or the hard way. In either case, the Senate will stay in session until we finish our work,โ€ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a floor speech before the vote. โ€œItโ€™s up to my Republican colleagues how long it takes.โ€

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) voted to break a filibuster on the infrastructure bill. He signaled his support for the legislation before voting for it.

โ€œRepublicans and Democrats have radically different visions these days, but both those visions include physical infrastructure that works for all of our citizens,โ€ McConnell said in a speech. โ€œThe investments this bill will make are not just necessary, in many cases they are overdue. Our country has real needs in this area.โ€

However, most Senate Republicans are still hesitant to support the measure.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) said before the test vote that he would vote no on ending debate on the bill.

โ€œTennesseans will support a bill that actually invests in hard infrastructure and does not add to the deficit, this legislation does neither,โ€ he wrote in a Twitter post. โ€œI will vote no on this procedural vote to end debate.โ€

The bill includes roughly:

$110 billion for roads, bridges, and major projects

$66 billion for passenger and freight rail

$65 billion for broadband infrastructure

$55 billion for water infrastructure, such as eliminating lead pipes

$39.2 billion for public transit

$47.2 billion for resiliency, including flood and wildfire mitigation, ecosystem restoration, weatherization, and cybersecurity

$7.5 billion for electric vehicle infrastructure, including chargers

By Allen Zhong

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