Senate Passes $550 Billion Infrastructure Plan in Biden Win
- Bill would upgrade roads, rail, grid, water, broadband
- House passage tied up with fate of larger $3.5 trillion plan
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The Senate passed a $550 billion infrastructure plan that would represent the biggest burst of spending on U.S. public works in decades, sending the legislation to the House where its fate is in the hands of the fractious Democratic caucus.
The bipartisan 69-30 vote Tuesday marked a significant victory for President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. It was a breakthrough that has eluded Congress and presidents for years, despite both parties calling infrastructure a priority and an issue ripe for compromise.