Bipartisan Senate surface transportation draft proposes $304B for highways
Source: Politico
A Senate committee released a bipartisan draft Saturday of a $303.5 billion highway, road and bridge bill — the type of traditional transportation package that Congress is likely to pass in some form in the coming year, despite Republicans’ rejection of President Joe Biden’s latest big infrastructure proposal.
The bill that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unveiled would replace an existing surface transportation law that is due to expire in September, making it as close to must-pass as legislation ever gets on Capitol Hill. It is, by necessity, far more limited in scope than Biden’s plan, which would total nearly $2 trillion and include spending on needs such as waterways, aviation, broadband, clean water, the power grid, health care and the environment.
Still, the committee’s proposal could become a cornerstone of the Senate’s eventual response to Biden’s larger American Jobs Plan — and achieving a bipartisan agreement on even this piece is a milestone.
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Committee Chair Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the Saturday’s highway draft along with Capito, Transportation Subcommittee Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Transportation Subcommittee ranking member Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). The committee said it will mark up the bill on Wednesday.
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Because the Republicans keep moving the goal posts back
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