Report by Paula Antolini, August 10, 2021, 12:59PM EDT
NATIONAL NEWS:
Breaking –
Senate passes $1.2 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill, approved the package 69-30, which will aim billions of dollars to fix roads, bridges and transit systems and will also expand high-speed internet and electric vehicle charging stations.
There were 19 Republicans who joined all 50 Democrats to pass the bill: Blunt, Burr, Capito, Cassidy, Collins, Cramer, Crapo, Fischer, Graham, Grassley, Hoeven, McConnell, Murkowski, Portman, Risch, Romney, Sullivan, Tillis, Wicker.
The legislation asks for $550 billion in new spending. The bill now goes to the House.
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