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Senate unveils $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, vote expected within days<blockquote>参议院公布1万亿美元两党基础设施法案，预计几天内投票</blockquote>
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Despite the hurry-up-and-wait during a rare weekend session, the final product was not intended to stray from the broad outline senators had negotiated for weeks with the White House.</p><p><blockquote>《基础设施投资和就业法案》长达约2,700页，参议员们可能很快就会开始修改。尽管在罕见的周末会议上匆忙等待，但最终产品并不打算偏离参议员们与白宫谈判数周的大致轮廓。</blockquote></p><p> Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said a final vote could be held “in a matter of days.”</p><p><blockquote>参议院多数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默表示，最终投票可能在“几天内”举行。</blockquote></p><p> A key part of Biden’s agenda, the bipartisan bill is the first phase of the president’s infrastructure plan. It calls for $550 billion in new spending over five years above projected federal levels, what could be one of the more substantial expenditures on the nation’s roads, bridges, waterworks, broadband and the electric grid in years.</p><p><blockquote>作为拜登议程的关键部分，这项两党法案是总统基础设施计划的第一阶段。它评级在五年内新增支出5500亿美元，高于预计的联邦水平，这可能是多年来美国道路、桥梁、自来水厂、宽带和电网方面最大的支出之一。</blockquote></p><p> Senators and staff labored behind the scenes for days to write the massive bill. It was supposed to be ready Friday, but by Sunday even more glitches were caught and changes made. To prod the work, Schumer kept senators in session over the weekend, encouraging the authors to finish up work.</p><p><blockquote>参议员和工作人员在幕后辛苦了几天来撰写这项庞大的法案。它应该在周五准备好，但到了周日，更多的故障被发现并进行了更改。为了推动这项工作，舒默让参议员在周末开会，鼓励作者完成工作。</blockquote></p><p> One by one, senators involved in the bipartisan effort rose on the Senate floor late in the evening Sunday to mark the moment.</p><p><blockquote>周日晚上，参与两党努力的参议员一个接一个地站在参议院，纪念这一时刻。</blockquote></p><p> “We know that this has been a long and sometimes difficult process, but we are proud this evening to announce this legislation,” said Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., a lead negotiator.</p><p><blockquote>“我们知道这是一个漫长且有时困难的过程，但我们很自豪今晚宣布这项立法，”首席谈判代表、亚利桑那州民主党参议员基尔斯滕·西内马(Kyrsten Sinema)说。</blockquote></p><p> Republican negotiator Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio said the final product will be “great for the American people.”</p><p><blockquote>共和党谈判代表、俄亥俄州参议员罗布·波特曼表示，最终产品将“对美国人民来说是伟大的”。</blockquote></p><p> Over the long weekend of starts and stops, Schumer repeatedly warned that he was prepared to keep lawmakers in Washington for as long as it took to complete votes on both the bipartisan infrastructure plan as well as a budget blueprint that would allow the Senate to begin work later this year on a massive, $3.5 trillion social, health and environmental bill.</p><p><blockquote>在这个时断时续的长周末，舒默一再警告说，只要完成对两党基础设施计划和预算蓝图的投票，他就准备让立法者留在华盛顿，该蓝图将允许参议院开始工作今年晚些时候制定一项3.5万亿美元的大规模社会、健康和环境法案。</blockquote></p><p> ”The longer it takes to finish, the longer we will be here, but we’re going to get the job done,” he said.</p><p><blockquote>“完成的时间越长，我们在这里的时间就越长，但我们会完成工作，”他说。</blockquote></p><p> Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, predicted: “It’s going to be a grind.”</p><p><blockquote>德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁预测：“这将是一场磨难。”</blockquote></p><p> Among the major new investments in the bipartisan package are $110 billion for roads and bridges, $39 billion for public transit and $66 billion for rail. There’s also $55 billion for water and wastewater infrastructure as well as billions for airports, ports, broadband internet and electric vehicle charging stations.</p><p><blockquote>两党一揽子计划中的主要新投资包括1100亿美元用于道路和桥梁，390亿美元用于公共交通，660亿美元用于铁路。还有550亿美元用于水和废水基础设施，数十亿美元用于机场、港口、宽带互联网和电动汽车充电站。</blockquote></p><p> The spending is broadly popular among lawmakers, bringing long-delayed capital for big-ticket items that cites and states can rarely afford on their own.</p><p><blockquote>这项支出在立法者中广受欢迎，为cites和各州自己很少负担得起的大件项目带来了拖延已久的资金。</blockquote></p><p> Paying for the package has been a challenge after senators rejected ideas to raise revenue from a new gas tax or other streams. Instead, it is being financed from funding sources that might not pass muster with deficit hawks, including repurposing some $205 billion in untapped COVID-19 relief aid, as well as unemployment assistance that was turned back by some states and relying on projected future economic growth.</p><p><blockquote>在参议员们拒绝了从新的汽油税或其他来源增加收入的想法后，支付该计划一直是一个挑战。相反，它的资金来源可能不符合赤字鹰派的要求，包括重新利用约2050亿美元未使用的COVID-19救济援助，以及被一些州退回并依赖于预计的未来经济增长的失业援助。</blockquote></p><p> Bipartisan support from Republican and Democratic senators pushed the process along, and Schumer wanted the voting to be wrapped up before senators left for the August recess.</p><p><blockquote>共和党和民主党参议员的两党支持推动了这一进程，舒默希望在参议员前往八月休会之前结束投票。</blockquote></p><p> Last week week, 17 GOP senators joined all Democrats in voting to start work on the bipartisan bill. That support largely held, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., voting yes in another procedural vote to nudge the process along in the 50-50 Senate, where 60 votes are needed to overcome a filibuster an advance legislation.</p><p><blockquote>上周，17名共和党参议员与所有民主党人一起投票开始制定两党法案。这种支持在很大程度上得到了参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔的支持。在另一次程序性投票中投了赞成票，以推动参议院以50比50的票数推进这一进程，在参议院需要60票才能克服阻挠议事的提前立法。</blockquote></p><p> Whether the number of Republican senators willing to pass the bill grows or shrinks in the days ahead will determine if the president’s signature issue can make it across the finish line.</p><p><blockquote>未来几天，愿意通过该法案的共和党参议员人数是增加还是减少，将决定总统的签名问题能否越过终点线。</blockquote></p><p> Cornyn said he expects Schumer to allow all senators to have a chance to shape the bipartisan bill and allow for amendments from members of both parties.</p><p><blockquote>科宁说，他希望舒默让所有参议员都有机会制定两党法案，并允许两党成员提出修正案。</blockquote></p><p> “I hope we can now pump the brakes a little bit and take the time and care to evaluate the benefits and the cost of this legislation,” Cornyn said.</p><p><blockquote>科宁说：“我希望我们现在能够稍微踩刹车，花时间和精力评估这项立法的好处和成本。”</blockquote></p><p> The bipartisan bill still faces a rough road in the House, where progressive lawmakers want a more robust package but may have to settle for this one to keep Biden’s infrastructure plans on track.</p><p><blockquote>这项两党法案在众议院仍然面临着一条崎岖的道路，进步立法者希望有一个更强有力的一揽子计划，但可能不得不满足于这一计划，以保持拜登的基础设施计划走上正轨。</blockquote></p><p> The outcome with the bipartisan effort will set the stage for the next debate over Biden’s much more ambitious $3.5 trillion package, a strictly partisan pursuit of far-reaching programs and services including child care, tax breaks and health care that touch almost every corner of American life. Republicans strongly oppose that bill, which would require a simple majority for passage. Final votes on that measure are not expected until fall.</p><p><blockquote>两党努力的结果将为下一次关于拜登雄心勃勃得多的3.5万亿美元一揽子计划的辩论奠定基础，这是一个严格的党派追求，包括儿童保育、税收减免和医疗保健，几乎触及美国生活的每个角落。共和党人强烈反对该法案，该法案需要简单多数才能通过。该措施的最终投票预计要到秋季才能进行。</blockquote></p><p></p>","source":"lsy1603278176698","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Senate unveils $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, vote expected within days<blockquote>参议院公布1万亿美元两党基础设施法案，预计几天内投票</blockquote></title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nSenate unveils $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, vote expected within days<blockquote>参议院公布1万亿美元两党基础设施法案，预计几天内投票</blockquote>\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">Associated Press</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2021-08-02 10:25</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — After much delay, senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Sunday night, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill and launching what is certain to be a lengthy debate over President Joe Biden’s big priority.</p><p><blockquote>华盛顿（美联社）——经过长时间的拖延，参议员们周日晚上公布了一项近1万亿美元的两党基础设施一揽子计划，结束了几天来对这项几英寸厚的法案的艰苦工作，并就乔·拜登总统的首要任务展开了一场肯定会是漫长的辩论。</blockquote></p><p> The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act clocked in at some 2,700 pages, and senators could begin amending it soon. Despite the hurry-up-and-wait during a rare weekend session, the final product was not intended to stray from the broad outline senators had negotiated for weeks with the White House.</p><p><blockquote>《基础设施投资和就业法案》长达约2,700页，参议员们可能很快就会开始修改。尽管在罕见的周末会议上匆忙等待，但最终产品并不打算偏离参议员们与白宫谈判数周的大致轮廓。</blockquote></p><p> Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said a final vote could be held “in a matter of days.”</p><p><blockquote>参议院多数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默表示，最终投票可能在“几天内”举行。</blockquote></p><p> A key part of Biden’s agenda, the bipartisan bill is the first phase of the president’s infrastructure plan. It calls for $550 billion in new spending over five years above projected federal levels, what could be one of the more substantial expenditures on the nation’s roads, bridges, waterworks, broadband and the electric grid in years.</p><p><blockquote>作为拜登议程的关键部分，这项两党法案是总统基础设施计划的第一阶段。它评级在五年内新增支出5500亿美元，高于预计的联邦水平，这可能是多年来美国道路、桥梁、自来水厂、宽带和电网方面最大的支出之一。</blockquote></p><p> Senators and staff labored behind the scenes for days to write the massive bill. It was supposed to be ready Friday, but by Sunday even more glitches were caught and changes made. To prod the work, Schumer kept senators in session over the weekend, encouraging the authors to finish up work.</p><p><blockquote>参议员和工作人员在幕后辛苦了几天来撰写这项庞大的法案。它应该在周五准备好，但到了周日，更多的故障被发现并进行了更改。为了推动这项工作，舒默让参议员在周末开会，鼓励作者完成工作。</blockquote></p><p> One by one, senators involved in the bipartisan effort rose on the Senate floor late in the evening Sunday to mark the moment.</p><p><blockquote>周日晚上，参与两党努力的参议员一个接一个地站在参议院，纪念这一时刻。</blockquote></p><p> “We know that this has been a long and sometimes difficult process, but we are proud this evening to announce this legislation,” said Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., a lead negotiator.</p><p><blockquote>“我们知道这是一个漫长且有时困难的过程，但我们很自豪今晚宣布这项立法，”首席谈判代表、亚利桑那州民主党参议员基尔斯滕·西内马(Kyrsten Sinema)说。</blockquote></p><p> Republican negotiator Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio said the final product will be “great for the American people.”</p><p><blockquote>共和党谈判代表、俄亥俄州参议员罗布·波特曼表示，最终产品将“对美国人民来说是伟大的”。</blockquote></p><p> Over the long weekend of starts and stops, Schumer repeatedly warned that he was prepared to keep lawmakers in Washington for as long as it took to complete votes on both the bipartisan infrastructure plan as well as a budget blueprint that would allow the Senate to begin work later this year on a massive, $3.5 trillion social, health and environmental bill.</p><p><blockquote>在这个时断时续的长周末，舒默一再警告说，只要完成对两党基础设施计划和预算蓝图的投票，他就准备让立法者留在华盛顿，该蓝图将允许参议院开始工作今年晚些时候制定一项3.5万亿美元的大规模社会、健康和环境法案。</blockquote></p><p> ”The longer it takes to finish, the longer we will be here, but we’re going to get the job done,” he said.</p><p><blockquote>“完成的时间越长，我们在这里的时间就越长，但我们会完成工作，”他说。</blockquote></p><p> Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, predicted: “It’s going to be a grind.”</p><p><blockquote>德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁预测：“这将是一场磨难。”</blockquote></p><p> Among the major new investments in the bipartisan package are $110 billion for roads and bridges, $39 billion for public transit and $66 billion for rail. There’s also $55 billion for water and wastewater infrastructure as well as billions for airports, ports, broadband internet and electric vehicle charging stations.</p><p><blockquote>两党一揽子计划中的主要新投资包括1100亿美元用于道路和桥梁，390亿美元用于公共交通，660亿美元用于铁路。还有550亿美元用于水和废水基础设施，数十亿美元用于机场、港口、宽带互联网和电动汽车充电站。</blockquote></p><p> The spending is broadly popular among lawmakers, bringing long-delayed capital for big-ticket items that cites and states can rarely afford on their own.</p><p><blockquote>这项支出在立法者中广受欢迎，为cites和各州自己很少负担得起的大件项目带来了拖延已久的资金。</blockquote></p><p> Paying for the package has been a challenge after senators rejected ideas to raise revenue from a new gas tax or other streams. Instead, it is being financed from funding sources that might not pass muster with deficit hawks, including repurposing some $205 billion in untapped COVID-19 relief aid, as well as unemployment assistance that was turned back by some states and relying on projected future economic growth.</p><p><blockquote>在参议员们拒绝了从新的汽油税或其他来源增加收入的想法后，支付该计划一直是一个挑战。相反，它的资金来源可能不符合赤字鹰派的要求，包括重新利用约2050亿美元未使用的COVID-19救济援助，以及被一些州退回并依赖于预计的未来经济增长的失业援助。</blockquote></p><p> Bipartisan support from Republican and Democratic senators pushed the process along, and Schumer wanted the voting to be wrapped up before senators left for the August recess.</p><p><blockquote>共和党和民主党参议员的两党支持推动了这一进程，舒默希望在参议员前往八月休会之前结束投票。</blockquote></p><p> Last week week, 17 GOP senators joined all Democrats in voting to start work on the bipartisan bill. That support largely held, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., voting yes in another procedural vote to nudge the process along in the 50-50 Senate, where 60 votes are needed to overcome a filibuster an advance legislation.</p><p><blockquote>上周，17名共和党参议员与所有民主党人一起投票开始制定两党法案。这种支持在很大程度上得到了参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔的支持。在另一次程序性投票中投了赞成票，以推动参议院以50比50的票数推进这一进程，在参议院需要60票才能克服阻挠议事的提前立法。</blockquote></p><p> Whether the number of Republican senators willing to pass the bill grows or shrinks in the days ahead will determine if the president’s signature issue can make it across the finish line.</p><p><blockquote>未来几天，愿意通过该法案的共和党参议员人数是增加还是减少，将决定总统的签名问题能否越过终点线。</blockquote></p><p> Cornyn said he expects Schumer to allow all senators to have a chance to shape the bipartisan bill and allow for amendments from members of both parties.</p><p><blockquote>科宁说，他希望舒默让所有参议员都有机会制定两党法案，并允许两党成员提出修正案。</blockquote></p><p> “I hope we can now pump the brakes a little bit and take the time and care to evaluate the benefits and the cost of this legislation,” Cornyn said.</p><p><blockquote>科宁说：“我希望我们现在能够稍微踩刹车，花时间和精力评估这项立法的好处和成本。”</blockquote></p><p> The bipartisan bill still faces a rough road in the House, where progressive lawmakers want a more robust package but may have to settle for this one to keep Biden’s infrastructure plans on track.</p><p><blockquote>这项两党法案在众议院仍然面临着一条崎岖的道路，进步立法者希望有一个更强有力的一揽子计划，但可能不得不满足于这一计划，以保持拜登的基础设施计划走上正轨。</blockquote></p><p> The outcome with the bipartisan effort will set the stage for the next debate over Biden’s much more ambitious $3.5 trillion package, a strictly partisan pursuit of far-reaching programs and services including child care, tax breaks and health care that touch almost every corner of American life. Republicans strongly oppose that bill, which would require a simple majority for passage. Final votes on that measure are not expected until fall.</p><p><blockquote>两党努力的结果将为下一次关于拜登雄心勃勃得多的3.5万亿美元一揽子计划的辩论奠定基础，这是一个严格的党派追求，包括儿童保育、税收减免和医疗保健，几乎触及美国生活的每个角落。共和党人强烈反对该法案，该法案需要简单多数才能通过。该措施的最终投票预计要到秋季才能进行。</blockquote></p><p></p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> 来源：<a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-1e9f1160f5ec2131a1d76a62b2c75529\">Associated Press</a></p>\n<p>为提升您的阅读体验，我们对本页面进行了排版优化</p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".DJI":"道琼斯",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite"},"source_url":"https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-1e9f1160f5ec2131a1d76a62b2c75529","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1107999713","content_text":"WASHINGTON (AP) — After much delay, senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Sunday night, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill and launching what is certain to be a lengthy debate over President Joe Biden’s big priority.\nThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act clocked in at some 2,700 pages, and senators could begin amending it soon. Despite the hurry-up-and-wait during a rare weekend session, the final product was not intended to stray from the broad outline senators had negotiated for weeks with the White House.\nSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said a final vote could be held “in a matter of days.”\nA key part of Biden’s agenda, the bipartisan bill is the first phase of the president’s infrastructure plan. It calls for $550 billion in new spending over five years above projected federal levels, what could be one of the more substantial expenditures on the nation’s roads, bridges, waterworks, broadband and the electric grid in years.\nSenators and staff labored behind the scenes for days to write the massive bill. It was supposed to be ready Friday, but by Sunday even more glitches were caught and changes made. To prod the work, Schumer kept senators in session over the weekend, encouraging the authors to finish up work.\nOne by one, senators involved in the bipartisan effort rose on the Senate floor late in the evening Sunday to mark the moment.\n“We know that this has been a long and sometimes difficult process, but we are proud this evening to announce this legislation,” said Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., a lead negotiator.\nRepublican negotiator Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio said the final product will be “great for the American people.”\nOver the long weekend of starts and stops, Schumer repeatedly warned that he was prepared to keep lawmakers in Washington for as long as it took to complete votes on both the bipartisan infrastructure plan as well as a budget blueprint that would allow the Senate to begin work later this year on a massive, $3.5 trillion social, health and environmental bill.\n”The longer it takes to finish, the longer we will be here, but we’re going to get the job done,” he said.\nSen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, predicted: “It’s going to be a grind.”\nAmong the major new investments in the bipartisan package are $110 billion for roads and bridges, $39 billion for public transit and $66 billion for rail. There’s also $55 billion for water and wastewater infrastructure as well as billions for airports, ports, broadband internet and electric vehicle charging stations.\nThe spending is broadly popular among lawmakers, bringing long-delayed capital for big-ticket items that cites and states can rarely afford on their own.\nPaying for the package has been a challenge after senators rejected ideas to raise revenue from a new gas tax or other streams. Instead, it is being financed from funding sources that might not pass muster with deficit hawks, including repurposing some $205 billion in untapped COVID-19 relief aid, as well as unemployment assistance that was turned back by some states and relying on projected future economic growth.\nBipartisan support from Republican and Democratic senators pushed the process along, and Schumer wanted the voting to be wrapped up before senators left for the August recess.\nLast week week, 17 GOP senators joined all Democrats in voting to start work on the bipartisan bill. That support largely held, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., voting yes in another procedural vote to nudge the process along in the 50-50 Senate, where 60 votes are needed to overcome a filibuster an advance legislation.\nWhether the number of Republican senators willing to pass the bill grows or shrinks in the days ahead will determine if the president’s signature issue can make it across the finish line.\nCornyn said he expects Schumer to allow all senators to have a chance to shape the bipartisan bill and allow for amendments from members of both parties.\n“I hope we can now pump the brakes a little bit and take the time and care to evaluate the benefits and the cost of this legislation,” Cornyn said.\nThe bipartisan bill still faces a rough road in the House, where progressive lawmakers want a more robust package but may have to settle for this one to keep Biden’s infrastructure plans on track.\nThe outcome with the bipartisan effort will set the stage for the next debate over Biden’s much more ambitious $3.5 trillion package, a strictly partisan pursuit of far-reaching programs and services including child care, tax breaks and health care that touch almost every corner of American life. Republicans strongly oppose that bill, which would require a simple majority for passage. Final votes on that measure are not expected until fall.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{".IXIC":0.9,".SPX":0.9,".DJI":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":926,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"EN","currentLanguage":"EN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"andRepostAutoSelectedFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":6,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ORIG"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"isTiger":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"url":"/m/post/805602915"}
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