Senators are returning to the Capitol for a rare Saturday session as they try to make further progress on a roughly $1-trillion infrastructure plan.
and braced to see if support can hold during the next few days of debate and efforts to amend it.
Several moments later, the vote resumed and the effort to proceed to consideration of the bill passed by a vote of 66-28. Cornyn said he expects Schumer to allow all senators to have a chance to shape the bill and allow for amendments from members of both parties. The bipartisan plan is big, with $550 billion in new spending over five years beyond the typical highway and public works accounts. A draft circulating Capitol Hill indicated it could have more than 2,500 pages when introduced. It’s being financed from funding sources that may not pass muster with deficit hawks, including repurposing untapped COVID-19 relief aid and relying on projected future economic growth.
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