Politico | US Senate passes bipartisan infrastructure bill – but what comes next won’t be easy
- Democrats must keep their own party in line as they attempt to move the legislation forward in the House
- The bill will eventually be paired with a US$3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, for which every Democrat senator’s support will be needed
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Tanya Snyder on politico.com on August 10, 2021.
The US Senate passed its bipartisan infrastructure plan Tuesday after months of fractious negotiations among lawmakers and the White House – but the path ahead may be just as tortuous.
Now Democrats must keep their own party in line as they attempt to move the infrastructure bill forward in the House, where it will eventually be paired with a US$3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package loaded with their party’s climate, health and social priorities.
Because of the way reconciliation works, Democrats won‘t need any Republican votes for that huge bill – but they will need every Democratic senator’s support.
At the moment, though, backers of the bipartisan deal are in a mood to celebrate.
