GOP senator vows to slow-walk $1T infrastructure bill, sparking standoff
By Jordain Carney - 08/07/21 05:01 PM EDT
A standoff over the roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill is poised to drag out the Senate’s debate for days, with GOP Sen. Bill Hagerty (Tenn.) vowing he will block attempts to speed up passage of the legislation.
The Senate voted earlier Saturday to get the bill over a key procedural hurdle. But senators are increasingly pessimistic about the chances of a quick agreement, with no additional infrastructure votes currently scheduled for Saturday.
Without a deal, the next vote on the bill will be on Sunday evening and it would not pass the Senate until early Tuesday morning.
"I’m not inclined to expedite this process whatsoever," Hagerty told reporters after he spoke on the Senate floor Saturday in opposition to the bill.
It isn't the first time Hagerty has thrown a wrench into the Senate's infrastructure debate.
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