Senate finishing crafting $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure proposal, setting delicate debate in motion

8/3/21
 
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from The Washington Post,
8/2/21:

Senate Democrats and Republicans unveiled on Sunday a roughly $1 trillion proposal to improve the country’s roads, bridges, pipes, ports and Internet connections, setting in motion a long-awaited debate in the chamber to enact one of President Biden’s economic policy priorities.

Time is of the essence when it comes to the two-track infrastructure and spending plan being pushed by President Biden and congressional Democrats. They should kick things into high gear to pass both the bipartisan deal and the accompanying reconciliation bill this summer — and help hundreds of thousands of renters while they’re at it.

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