The Bipartisan Bill Enters The Amendment Process, Length TBD

August 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol on August 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan group of senators finalized the legislative... WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol on August 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan group of senators finalized the legislative text of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill over the weekend and will now move on to the amendments process this week. The legislation will fund projects for improvements to roads, bridges, dams, climate resiliency and broadband internet.(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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August 3, 2021

The bipartisan infrastructure bill is being amended. The first two amendments were approved on Monday night with wide support, but the amendment process could grow contentious if Republicans seek to drag it out.

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s desire to begin work on Democrats’ reconciliation package hangs over the halting show of bipartisanship. The more time the amendment process takes, the less time will remain before the August recess for Democrats to move forward with the package that will contain much of their 2021 agenda.

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The bipartisan infrastructure bill is being amended. The first two amendments were approved on Monday night with wide support, but the amendment process could grow contentious if Republicans seek to drag it out.

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s desire to begin work on Democrats’ reconciliation package hangs over the halting show of bipartisanship. The more time the amendment process takes, the less time will remain before the August recess for Democrats to move forward with the package that will contain much of their 2021 agenda.

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  1. It’s a time gambit by the GOP. Everyone knows it. Deal with it.

  2. Can’t wait to see what silly messaging amendments they propose. I don’t think it gets them very much. Their playground nonsense to delay and squeeze out attack narratives from the process will just annoy people more than anything. It’s just preaching to the kkkult.

  3. O’Donnell had a piece on last night dealing with corporate heads tiring of the GOP. He talked with someone who interfaces with them a bit. It was important enough to feature it plus the said individual himself.

    But it’s a positive piece and not a Gloom one, and what people are slow to realize is that the Gloom Industry has people who gotta eat, too.

    I do not expect Josh to feature articles like this, but I could be wrong

  4. The Joe Manchin Coal Spaceport, headquartered in West Virginia.

  5. I don’t see this bill passing both Houses.

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