Bipartisan group reaches agreement on ‘major issues’ of infrastructure bill, Republican says – live
Chuck Schumer: Senate may vote on motion to proceed tonightRepublicans lash out against revised CDC mask guidance as cases riseNew mask guidance prompted by evidence vaccinated can spread Delta 7.59pm BST The Senate will hold a procedural vote tonight to start debate on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, majority leader Chuck Schumer has just confirmed.“I’ve said for weeks that we intend to do two things in July: one, a bipartisan infrastructure bill and two, a budget resolution with reconciliation instructions. We are on track to do both,” Schumer said.Schumer: “Tonight, I’m intending to call for a vote to move to proceed to the bipartisan infrastructure bill. I believe we have the votes to do that. And then we will then proceed to do amendments and then go forward on that bill. pic.twitter.com/mgDp4E8s7b 7.46pm BST Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a moderate Democrat from Arizona, has said that she does not support the price tag of Democrats’ $3.5tn reconciliation bill, which would fund many of Joe Biden’s “human infrastructure” proposals.Sinema told the Arizona Republic that, while she supports the goals of the spending package, she has concerns about the plan’s overall cost.Talked just this morning to a Dem Senator who said he was supporting the bipartisan infrastructure deal w/ the understanding it was a precondition for Sinema/Manchin support for the $3.5 trillion Dem package –> https://t.co/msjEZ66Bfv Continue reading…
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