Trump Republicans Join Democrats To Pass $1.2 Trillion "Infrastructure" Bill

[G.L.R.]

19 Republican Senators Join All Democrats to Pass $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

August 10, 2021

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The Senate on Tuesday morning passed the $1.2 trillion White House-backed infrastructure bill after weeks of debate, although it's not clear whether the bill will advance in the Democrat-controlled House.  The measure, called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, was hashed out by a bipartisan group of senators and President Joe Biden's administration. The bill, which passed 69-30, will include $550 billion in new federal spending over five years.  The 2,700-page-long bill invests $110 billion toward roads, bridges, and major projects; provides some $66 billion to passenger and freight rail; $65 billion to rebuild the electric grid; $65 billion to expand broadband internet lines; $55 billion for water pipes including replacing lead pipes; and more.  While some have described the bill as "bipartisan," several prominent Republicans have vocally opposed it and claimed it would hand a victory to Democrats in Congress ahead of a fraught 2022 midterm election season. Former President Donald Trump again pilloried Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who voted in favor of the measure... "He is working so hard to give Biden a victory, now they'll go for the big one, including the biggest tax increases in the history of our Country," Trump said in a statement on Tuesday right before senators moved to vote on the bill.The 19 Republicans who voted with Democrats include Sens. Roy Blunt (Mo.), Richard Burr (N.C.), Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (La.), Susan Collins (Maine), Deb Fischer (Neb.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), John Hoeven (N.D.), Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rob Portman (Ohio), Jim Risch (Idaho), Mitt Romney (Utah), Dan Sullivan (Alaska), Thom Tillis (N.C.), Mike Crapo (Idaho), Kevin Cramer (N.D.), and Roger Wicker (Miss.).

https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/19-republican-senators-join-all-democrats-to-pass-1-2-trillion-infrastructure-bill_3941859.html

[Aleister Adams]

It's coming from border security and other venues. Complete sell outs.88