Senate Sets Up Weekend Infrastructure Vote After Delays
- Cryptocurrency emerges as late snag in Senate deliberations
- Schumer bid for quick passage Thursday thwarted by disputes
Chuck Schumer walks to his office in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Aug 5.
Photographer: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
This article is for subscribers only.
The U.S. Senate is heading toward a weekend vote on its $550 billion infrastructure legislation, after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s attempt to rush passage late Thursday was thwarted by disagreements over cryptocurrency and other matters.
Senators huddled for hours on and off the floor to discuss final changes to legislation that numbers some 2,702 pages and has been the subject of weeks of negotiations with the White House. But agreement proved elusive and final passage of the massive bill got pushed until at least Saturday.