Republican Senator Bill Cassidy debunked misinformation about the roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which cleared a key procedural hurdle on Saturday, with 18 Senate Republicans vote Democratic Party Advance deals in rare weekend meetings.
On Saturday afternoon, the Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Employment Promotion Act by a vote of 67 to 27. This is a 2,702-page bill jointly formulated by bipartisan negotiators and the president. Joe BidenBut the bill was soon shelved because some Senate Republicans, including Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, refused to let the plan pass quickly.
Cassidy, the chief negotiator of the Republican Party Twitter Eliminate misinformation circulating on the Internet and discourage those who seek to “play politics” through legislation.
“Critical racial theory is not in the bill, never. Fairness is not the slogan of the CRT. The language in the bill will not change the current anti-discrimination law at all,” he wrote on Twitter.
Third, critical racial theory is not in the bill, it has never been. Fairness is not the slogan of the CRT. The language in the bill will not change the current anti-discrimination law at all. (7/9)
-US Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (@SenBillCassidy) August 7, 2021
Among the major investments, the bipartisan package provides 11 billion U.S. dollars for roads and highways, 65 billion U.S. dollars for broadband development, for water conservancy infrastructure, 40 billion U.S. dollars for bridges, 25 billion U.S. dollars for airport projects, and 23 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. dollars are used for state water affairs, and 15 billion U.S. dollars is used to transfer leadership service lines.
“This bill has been paid. We always say [the Congressional Budget Office] Will not give us half of the reward. For example, we reused $53B for unused unemployment insurance. Congress The money has been allocated, but the CBO does not admit it. This is a fiscally responsible bill,” the Louisiana senator wrote on Twitter.
Finally, Cassidy pointed out that there is no mileage tax in the bill. “What you are hearing is a study to determine whether such a fee can even solve problems like electric cars driving on our streets without having to pay gasoline taxes like the rest of us. It did not implement new taxes,” he Say. Tweet.
The senators met for the second weekend in a row, working to pass the first of Biden’s two infrastructure bills. Legislators failed to reach an agreement on holding a vote on Saturday to consolidate the final amendment, and will meet again on Sunday to continue the procedural vote.
Once the bill is passed in the Senate, it will go to the House of Representatives, where its fate is confusing.Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi It was stated last month that without a larger, Democratic-only plan, the House of Commons would not vote on the bipartisan package.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Promote the Democrats to complete the budget outline of the US$3.5 trillion anti-poverty and climate bill next week. “The Senate will continue to meet until we finish our work. It depends on how long it takes for my Republican colleagues,” he said.
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