The U.S. Senate worked on Sunday to finalize legislative text to forge ahead with a $1 trillion spending plan for roads, rail lines and other infrastructure, with some senators predicting final passage later this week
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the text was "being finalized imminently," and the Senate could soon start voting on all relevant amendments, finishing the bill "in a matter of days."
Senator Jon Tester, a key Democratic negotiator on the legislation, told reporters that one potential holdup is a provision over wages. Democrats want to include a decades-old law that would require contractors to pay prevailing wages - typically higher levels set by unions - on projects funded by the legislation.
Final text - including detailed provisions to pay for it - will determine whether a sizeable bipartisan majority in the closely divided Senate can hold up. Senators so far havein procedural votes, including a 66-28 margin on Friday that included 16 Republicans. Schumer said in Senate floor remarks that immediately after passage of the infrastructure bill, he will proceed with a budget resolution that would allow "reconciliation" rules to be used for those investments - enabling Democrats to pass them with only a simple majority without Republican support.
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