The Senate on Wednesday evening voted 67-32 to advance the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
“The motion upon reconsideration is agreed to.”
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67-32: “The motion upon reconsideration is agreed to.” pic.twitter.com/cOIqVVWkJD
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 28, 2021
The text of the bill still hasn’t been finalized, but 17 Republican Senators went along with the Democrats and voted in favor of advancing the measure.
Here are the 17 Republicans who voted with the Democrats to advance the bill:
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Republican Senators voting YES:
Blunt
Burr
Capito
Cassidy
Collins
Cramer
Crapo
Graham
Grassley
Hoeven
McConnell
Murkowski
Portman
Risch
Romney
Tillis
YoungNot voting:
Rounds— CSPAN (@cspan) July 28, 2021
According to analysis from the New York Times, $1.2 trillion will be spent over 8 years and $550 billion will go to roads, bridges, rail lines, electric vehicles, water systems and other programs.
Billions of dollars will also go to Marxist pet projects to fight so-called climate change.
Wednesday’s vote to proceed to debate the bill is just one of many steps before the senate will ultimately pass the bill.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer gloated Wednesday night.
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.@SenSchumer: “We are going to get the job done and we are on track.” pic.twitter.com/8RLZOMdyyJ
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 28, 2021
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