“High-quality, full-day preschool” for 3- and 4-year-olds. Legislators in the Senate may include President Biden’s $200 billion proposal for universal pre-kindergarten in their $3.5 trillion bill, the details…
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Senate Releases $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
White House calls the bill “transformational and historic.” On Sunday, a bipartisan group of Senators, working toward a joint infrastructure bill, released the culmination of months of discussions.…
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Senate Moves Infrastructure Bill Forward
Final bill language to be determined. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 67-32 to move the much-discussed infrastructure bill forward to the Senate floor for debate. If such a…
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Senate Announces Progress on Infrastructure Bill
Negotiators reach a deal on “major issues.” Senators negotiating the bipartisan infrastructure framework of the legislation said Wednesday they reached an agreement on the “major issues” of the…
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Evades Clear Resolution
Majority expresses frustration over slow-moving negotiations Senate members are experiencing mounting frustration as bipartisan infrastructure discussions proceed slowly. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, the chairman of the Senate…
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Infrastructure Bill in Delayed in Senate
There is still no text spelling out the deal. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s attempt to begin debate tomorrow on a still-unfinished bipartisan infrastructure bill appears that it…
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Senator Schumer Sets Infrastructure Vote Next Week
He continues pushing negotiators to complete work on the package. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said he would begin the floor process next week for…
Read MoreSenate May Work Into August, Leader Says
Senator Schumer looking for a “two-track” approach to agenda. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said that legislators may work into August in order to pass…
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President Responds to Infrastructure Feedback
Coupling administration agenda with bipartisan agreement met with opposition. President Joe Biden spoke over the weekend about his commitment to a dual track infrastructure bill. The president had…
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Agreement Reached
Deal focuses on traditional infrastructure projects. The White House announced Thursday that President Biden had reached an agreement with a bipartisan group of lawmakers for a national infrastructure…
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