52% of New Spending in Senate Infrastructure Bill Funds Transportation, Passage Expected to Hit Major Roadblock in the House
The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Tuesday, and transportation could receive more than half the new funding slated in the bill. However, the House leadership's desire to pass the infrastructure bill in tandem with a human rights bill could cause the infrastructure plan to hit a major roadblock in the coming weeks.
The Senate passed the “Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act” with a vote of 69 to 30, which included 19 Republicans supporting the bill, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The bill includes more than $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges, rail, ports, airports and broadband.
U.S. Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack touted the passage of the bill on AgriTalk Tuesday, sharing how he thinks the plan will help improve infrastructure in rural America.
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The Senate passed the “Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act” with a vote of 69 to 30, which included 19 Republicans supporting the bill, including Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The bill includes more than $550 billion in new spending on roads, bridges, rail, ports, airports and broadband.
U.S. Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack touted the passage of the bill on AgriTalk Tuesday, sharing how he thinks the plan will help improve infrastructure in rural America.
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