Schumer pledges infrastructure vote in July while GOP prepares Biden counteroffer

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he’ll bring up an infrastructure package for a vote in July, putting a firm deadline on slow-moving negotiations for a bipartisan bill to fix the nation’s roads, bridges, and waterways.

Schumer’s announcement came hours after Republicans said they plan to counter the Biden administration’s $1.7 trillion infrastructure proposal offered to the GOP last week.

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