$1.2T infrastructure Bill Passes The Senate With Republican Help

New York Post

President Biden exulted Saturday morning, hours after his long-sought bipartisan infrastructure bill was passed by the House after months of delay — with the last-minute help of a few Republicans.

“Finally it’s Infrastructure week,” he said with a broad grin, as a masked Vice President Kamala Harris stood behind him. “I’m so happy to say that.”

The measure, which passed just before midnight Friday, was approved 228-206 after 13 GOP members — including New York City’s sole Republican, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-SI/Bkln) — joined 215 Democrats to save Biden from a humiliating defeat for a pillar of his economic agenda.

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