The Senate voted 69-30 Tuesday to approve a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, a historic piece of legislation that could reshape American lives for decades.
The measure fulfills a call from President Biden for the two major parties to work together to deliver one of his top priorities, but it faces an uncertain fate in the House of Representatives as progressive Democrats press for even greater spending.
“I want to thank those senators who worked so hard to bring this agreement together. I know it wasn’t easy,” Biden said during Tuesday remarks at the White House.
“For the Republicans who supported this bill, you showed a lot of courage. And I want to personally thank you for that.”
Biden acknowledged the difficulties the bill now faces in the House, but he said he looked forward to winning over the chamber. “I continue to be an optimist,” he said.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., whose leadership in the talks Biden praised as “masterful,” congratulated negotiators for working for months on the legislation and previewed the next political battle over additional spending.
“Today the Senate takes a decade’s overdue step to revitalize America’s infrastructure and give our workers, our businesses, our economy the tools to succeed in the 21st century,” Schumer said.
“Of course, we Democrats believe we need to do much more,” he added. “We are moving on to a second track, which will make the generational transformation.”
