Senate votes to advance Biden's $1T infrastructure bill

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Senate votes to advance Biden's $1T infrastructure bill
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Huge infrastructure bill deemed historic by US President Biden passes a key procedural hurdle, with enough Republican senators joining Democrats to make its final passage in the upper chamber appear nearly certain

US Capitol police officers stand guard on the Senate side of the US Capitol on August 7, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Senators are meeting for a second consecutive weekend to work on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is the first of Biden’s two infrastructure packages. Vice President Kamala Harris arrived on Capitol Hill for meetings on the bipartisan legislation, which Biden said offered a potentially “historic investment,” on par with the building of the transcontinental railroad or interstate highway system.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has so far allowed the bill to progress, and his vote – “yes” – was closely watched. “This is a compromise,” he said before the vote.

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