Senate advances Biden Bipartisan $1 Trillion Infrastructure bill 67-32

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CNN  7/28/2021

Senate votes to advance $1T infrastructure bill

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The Senate voted Wednesday to begin debate on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill after weeks of negotiating, advancing a critical part of President Joe Biden’s agenda in Congress. The vote was 67-32.

Over half of the bill — $550 billion — is new federal funding. It invests $73 billion to rebuild the electric grid, $66 billion in passenger and freight rail, $65 billion to expand broadband Internet access, $55 billion for water infrastructure, $40 billion to fix bridges, $39 billion to modernize public transit like buses and $7.5 billion to create the first federal network of charging stations for electric vehicles.

 

 These are the 17 Republican senators who voted to advance the infrastructure bill

  • Roy Blunt of Missouri
  • Richard Burr of North Carolina
  • Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
  • Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
  • Susan Collins of Maine
  • Kevin Cramer of North Dakota
  • Mike Crapo of Idaho
  • Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
  • Chuck Grassley of Iowa
  • John Hoeven of North Dakota
  • Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
  • Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
  • Rob Portman of Ohio
  • Jim Risch of Idaho
  • Mitt Romney of Utah
  • Thom Tillis of North Carolina
  • Todd Young of Indiana

.Members of the Democratic caucus included Sens. Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Chris Coons of Delaware, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, John Hickenlooper of Colorado, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Angus King of Maine, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Jon Tester of Montana and Mark Warner of Virginia.

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This is going to be an interesting process.  To date, republicans have demonstrated many times that when the legislation is finally crafted, they won't vote for it. 

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This time may be different as they can tout bringing bacon home to their state for desperately needed bridge, road, electric, water, facility improvements, especially lead pipe removal.  

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There are millions of us hoping that is true, @NRSKarenRN 

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This reminds me of when NY wanted to pass the Lotto game,we remember the platitudes quite well,-"It is for education" - they claimed... and now the schools are still broke, no money for upkeep, no money for upgrades, etc....so who got the money? Same for the mental health money the missing $$$ where did it go? Who has it? The subway was 15Cents years ago,now  10 times that but have things improved 10x worth? The bridges have been paid for by tolls many times over but "they" keep raising the cost $$$$. There is a crook born every damn minute.

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Key votes expected Saturday for legislation to be sent to House for approval
 

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The Senate debated amendments to the $1 trillion, 2,700 page bipartisan infrastructure bill late into the night Thursday before Majority Leader Chuck Schumer adjourned the session and said proceedings would resume Saturday....

...After the Senate clears the bill and sends it to the House, senators will vote to approve a budget resolution that provides the blueprint for the $3.5 trillion package. That legislation incorporates Mr. Biden's policies on child care, health care and the environment, which were left out of the more narrow bipartisan infrastructure bill.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/infrastructure-bill-vote-Saturday/

 

 

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On 7/28/2021 at 10:22 PM, toomuchbaloney said:

This is going to be an interesting process.  To date, republicans have demonstrated many times that when the legislation is finally crafted, they won't vote for it. 

Well the GOP(the party of Emancipation) tends to vote against racist policies such as this infrastructure bill.  If you do some research into this bill you will discover that contracts are being awarded based on race and gender.  It is very unsettling that America is no longer the best man or woman for the job and instead we have this alt-left racist agenda reigning supreme.  If I wree to travel on a bridge I would like to travel on one built by the best engineer possible, not one awarded the project because of their race or gender.

I am sure alt-leftists like yourself will find some backwards logic reasoning to justify the racism ingrained in this infrastructure bill.

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11 minutes ago, GordonGekko said:

Well the GOP(the party of Emancipation) tends to vote against racist policies such as this infrastructure bill.  If you do some research into this bill you will discover that contracts are being awarded based on race and gender.  It is very unsettling that America is no longer the best man or woman for the job and instead we have this alt-left racist agenda reigning supreme.  If I wree to travel on a bridge I would like to travel on one built by the best engineer possible, not one awarded the project because of their race or gender.

I am sure alt-leftists like yourself will find some backwards logic reasoning to justify the racism ingrained in this infrastructure bill.

LOL

Its funny that you think that decisions in the USA have never been made based upon race or gender. 

Do you also believe that the party of Lincoln was the party of social conservatism? Really? 

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4 minutes ago, toomuchbaloney said:

LOL

Its funny that you think that decisions in the USA have never been made based upon race or gender. 

Do you also believe that the party of Lincoln was the party of social conservatism? Really? 

Because something in the past was decided on racist or sexist grounds doesn't justify it today.  We need to hire the best and brightest for the job.  Race or gender doesn't matter

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7 minutes ago, GordonGekko said:

Because something in the past was decided on racist or sexist grounds doesn't justify it today.  We need to hire the best and brightest for the job.  Race or gender doesn't matter

LOL....facts and history don't seem to matter to you...you just move the goal posts.

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