The infrastructure push is set to kick into high gear in the Senate when the chamber returns to Washington after the July 4 holiday recess. Over the recess, aides worked around the clock to turn a legislative framework from the bipartisan infrastructure group into legislative text. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Dick Durbin of Illinois have been working behind the scenes to ensure that immigration is considered as part of this Democratic infrastructure bill. "There isn't even a Senate bill yet. In one sign of where the process stands, Pelosi was asked during a press call on Thursday if she had seen legislative text for a bipartisan infrastructure bill yet and replied, "no we haven't seen text."

Source: CNN July 12, 2021 09:06 UTC