Senate Passes $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
A sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package aimed at addressing the maintenance of roads, bridges and broadband easily coasted to passage on Tuesday morning after days of debate.
The measure — negotiated by a group of 22 bipartisan lawmakers led by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) — includes $550 billion in new spending, with $110 billion set to be allocated toward roads, bridges and other projects; $65 billion toward broadband, $66 billion set to be spent on passenger and freight rail, $55 billion for water infrastructure, $39.2 billion for public transit, $47.2 billion for resiliency purposes, $7.5 billion for electrical vehicle infrastructure and $21 billion to address pollution.
Leadership from both parties lauded the group of negotiators for their work on the bill, despite some members of GOP ultimately voting against the measure
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