Senators introduce bipartisan infrastructure bill in rare Sunday session
By Jordain Carney - 08/01/21 09:37 PM EDT
Senators unveiled a $1.2 trillion, eight-year infrastructure bill during a rare Sunday session after negotiators worked through the weekend.
The 2,702-page bill, spearheaded by Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and a larger group of roughly two dozen negotiators, is substantially narrower than the multitrillion-dollar plan envisioned by President Biden earlier this year but includes a wide range of funding for roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water.
"We are proud this evening to announce this legislation, and we look forward very much to working with our colleagues in a collaborative and open way over the coming days to work through this historic investment in infrastructure," said Sinema from the Senate floor with the other negotiators.
Portman touted the bill, saying that the group is "getting it right tonight for the American people, for our economy and for the future of our great country."
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