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Infrastructure on track as bipartisan Senate coalition grows

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, the top Republican negotiator on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, works from his office on Capitol Hill as he continues to shepherd the $1 trillion legislation closer to passage, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of fits, starts and delays, the Senate is on track to give final approval…

U.S. Senate in rare Saturday session on $1 trln infrastructure bill

Vehicles are parked outside the U.S. Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, U.S., July 31, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate in a rare Saturday session worked on a bill that would spend $1 trillion on roads, rail lines and other infrastructure, as lawmakers from both parties sought to advance…

Senate falling behind on infrastructure

© Greg Nash Senate falling behind on infrastructure By Alexander Bolton Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is falling behind on his plan to pass both a bipartisan infrastructure package and a budget resolution during the July work period after Republicans voted in unison Wednesday to block a motion to begin the infrastructure debate. Now the start of the Senate floor debate will…