Senate breaks ground on infrastructure spending bill

By Susan Ferrechio

Published May 16, 2017 4:01am ET

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Senate breaks ground on infrastructure spending bill — An upcoming hearing will feature Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who is expected to discuss Trump administration's ambitious plan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) | Seth Wenig

Congress is revving up is effort to pass an infrastructure spending bill by holding two key Senate hearings this week, in anticipation of receiving an infrastructure proposal from the Trump administration “in the next several weeks.”

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing Wednesday on “the road forward,” for transportation infrastructure reform, which was one of President Trump’s key campaign promises.

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