Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other top Democrats see August as the deadline for the settlement to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure agreement and another $6 trillion infrastructure agreement, even if it means participation. Parliamentarians must work hard during the August recess to achieve this goal. CNBC reported.
Schumer announced his plan in a letter to his caucus before returning to Washington next week.
“My intention during this work period is to allow the Senate to consider both the bipartisan infrastructure resolution and the budget resolution with a settlement directive. This is the first step in passing legislation through the settlement process,” Schumer said.
“We have a lot of work to do. Senators should be prepared for the possibility of working long hours, working on weekends, and staying in Washington to enter the previously scheduled August state work period,” he added.
Schumer warned that as infrastructure work increases, the August adjournment is in danger https://t.co/zvj7ZxHKej pic.twitter.com/9x69z84MKo
— The Hill (@thehill) July 9, 2021
The required settlement bill contains funds for health care, child care, and climate change. This is an ambitious initiative with great potential to help Democratic lawmakers set the agenda. If it is passed in the Senate and House of Representatives, as the midterm elections approach, it can also help Democrats and help them maintain a weak majority in both houses of Congress.
However, there is still a battle ahead, because the plan requires the support of all 50 Democratic senators, and Joe Manchin of the Democratic Party of Virginia is still questioning the money spent. The bill also needs to be approved by the Senate before it enters the House of Representatives. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that unless the bill first passes the Senate, she will not let it go to a vote.
The so-called “dual track” infrastructure plan of the Democratic Party is facing a critical moment. https://t.co/8uNiIop9tl
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) July 9, 2021
“I have already said that before we see the infrastructure, I really cannot make a reconciliation, and until we see the Senate resolve the infrastructure reconciliation, I cannot coordinate the infrastructure,” she said.
Eleven Republicans supported the bipartisan plan and provided enough votes for the bill to pass. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has yet to show his support for this.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he hopes to consider a bipartisan infrastructure package before the August recess. https://t.co/SIQZ5I6ZeY
— ABC News (@ABC) July 7, 2021
According to AAmerican Society of Civil Engineers, At least US$4.6 trillion is required to update the country’s existing infrastructure.
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