The bill then heads to the House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised not to consider it without a larger multi-trillion-dollar spending package.
$550 billion in new spending, including some $110 billion for roads, bridges and other transportation projects, the largest-ever federal investment in public transit, and funds for airports, Amtrak, electric school buses and broadband internet.
But while the bill will arguably overcome its largest hurdle on Tuesday, it still faces further obstacles in the House, where Pelosi has repeatedly pledged not to consider it until Senate Democrats also send her a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill.to propose lowering the Medicare age to 60 and expanding it to include dental, hearing and vision, as well as a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants and tuition-free community college for two years.
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