Senate passes bipartisan infrastructure bill ahead of battle over budget

Published August 10, 2021 3:52pm ET



The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package after months of negotiations and days of floor debate, sending the bill to the House, where Democrats say they’ll consider it in September alongside a much larger bill that would pay for a broad array of social welfare programs.

The vote was 69-30.

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