Senate Ends Debate On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

68 senators voted on Sunday night to end debate on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The deal, after four months of negotiations, reached over 2,700 pages, which has included items from both Democrat and Republican wish lists.

“It’s been a long day, but we have plowed through, as I have intended,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) stated. “The cloture motion on the final bill has passed by a very handsome, overwhelming vote.”

Despite the air of cooperation circulating the Capitol, Democrats haven’t passed up an opportunity to remind their Republican cohorts that while the bipartisan bill is currently on the table, it would quickly be followed by their massive reconciliation proposal.

My statement on the infrastructure bill: pic.twitter.com/LAyk2wnUUU

— Senator Todd Young (@SenToddYoung) August 9, 2021