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Senate votes to advance bill with $550B for aging US infrastructure

July 29, 2021

The U.S. is one step closer to a massive, much-needed infrastructure spending package.

The Senate voted Wednesday to advance a bipartisan bill, which includes $550 billion in new federal funding for infrastructure. The bill will now enter a process of debates and amendments. The bill would inject funding into transportation, utilities and broadband spending. Senators voted to advance the package 67-32, with 17 Republicans joining all 48 Senate Democrats — and two Independents who caucus with the Democrats — in favor of advancing it.

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