The Senate voted on Wednesday evening to advance a bipartisan infrastructure deal. The white whale of a bipartisan “hard” infrastructure package had been sought after in some form since April.
That quest reached a new phase on Wednesday morning, when Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that a deal had been reached, with $550 billion in new spending — $30 billion shaved off from the previous agreement over the same bill announced last month.
“I believe we have a deal,” Schumer said.
Shortly after Schumer’s comments, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) stood alongside four other Republican senators to announce the bipartisan group had reached an agreement on all the “major issues” and would move forward with votes on the package that evening.
The measure to proceed to debate passed in a 67-32 vote, with 17 Republicans in support.
Senators circulated an outline of the proposal later on Wednesday. The bill has yet to be drafted.
Following Wednesday evening’s vote, Schumer reiterated that the bipartisan deal would only advance in tandem with Democrats’ budget reconciliation package.
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The Senate voted on Wednesday evening to advance a bipartisan infrastructure deal. The white whale of a bipartisan “hard” infrastructure package had been sought after in some form since April.
That quest reached a new phase on Wednesday morning, when Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that a deal had been reached, with $550 billion in new spending — $30 billion shaved off from the previous agreement over the same bill announced last month.
“I believe we have a deal,” Schumer said.
Shortly after Schumer’s comments, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) stood alongside four other Republican senators to announce the bipartisan group had reached an agreement on all the “major issues” and would move forward with votes on the package that evening.
The measure to proceed to debate passed in a 67-32 vote, with 17 Republicans in support.
Senators circulated an outline of the proposal later on Wednesday. The bill has yet to be drafted.
Following Wednesday evening’s vote, Schumer reiterated that the bipartisan deal would only advance in tandem with Democrats’ budget reconciliation package.
Read our live coverage below:
Nope. Can’t take Repugnicant concerns about deficit spending seriously after they added $7.8T to the national debt. Take your clown show up the road, MFers.
When we played our charade
We were like children posing
Playing at games, acting out names
Guessing the parts we played
Yep…
The GQP no longer serve as legislators; they make no laws, other than those devoted to voter suppression and outlawing abortion. They are now paid employees of the dark money forces that keep getting them elected. Yes, surely some Democrats are corrupt, but I will wager they are in the minority and the party itself is dedicated to passing laws and bettering the country.
Schumer said on the Senate floor that there has been progress made on both infrastructure tracks, which suggests that the Dems are closer to finalizing the budget resolution for the reconciliation bill, which will be one of the most impactful bills the Dems have ever done.
Welp. TPM is reporting on what it knows, so this isn’t a complaint but an observation:
Left hands not knowing what the right hands are doing, in combination with Schumer’s saying to get ready for a vote on the whole bill as soon as tonight = the Senate’s procedural opacity that Josh has posted about a couple of times.
Here’s hoping that we’re closer rather than not, but right now there’s no way to know.