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PublishedAugust 2, 2021
Senate opens debate on $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
The bill calls for $550 billion in new spending over 5 years – one of the most substantial expenditures on the nation’s roads, bridges, waterworks, broadband and the electric grid in years.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2021
Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan clears another Senate hurdle
Senators will return for a rare Saturday session to work on the legislation.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Senate votes to start work on $1 trillion infrastructure bill
The 67-32 tally to begin formal consideration showed the high interest among senators in the package, but it’s unclear if enough Republicans will eventually join Democrats to support final passage.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Senators, White House in crunch time on infrastructure deal
Senators are preparing for a weekend session to finish negotiations.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2021
Bipartisan infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
The next steps are uncertain, but the group of 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats insist they are close to a deal and expect to finish soon.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Bipartisan infrastructure bill in peril as Republicans threaten filibuster
While the president proposes paying for his proposals with a tax hike on corporations and wealthy Americans who earn more than $400,000 a year, the bipartisan group has been trying to figure out a compromise way to pay for its package.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2021
Maine Voices: Why Sen. Collins’ proposed tax on electric vehicles is a good idea
The prescient plan that she and Sen. Portman support will help fund infrastructure, will plug a loophole and will initially serve as a levy on wealth.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2021
Maine Voices: Our country’s foundation depends on strong infrastructure plan
Any package should include enhanced broadband access and renewable energy, address climate change and harness willing private-sector resources.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2021
Biden pitches huge budget, says Democrats will ‘get a lot done’
Top Democrats reached agreement on a mammoth $3.5 trillion infrastructure package focusing on climate change, education, a Medicare expansion and more.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2021
Commentary: To prevent crisis, infrastructure bill must include America’s care economy
Unlike the fundamental framework of roads and bridges, Sen. Susan Collins says, home-based care is ‘not infrastructure.’ The evidence suggests otherwise.
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