“This historic investment infrastructure is what I believe you, the American people, want,” he said in a White House address. Some seven weeks after the Democratic leader stood with senators from both parties hailing a preliminary agreement, the bill received rare bipartisan support in Washington’s highly-polarized political atmosphere. Needing just a simple majority, it passed by 69 votes to 30 with backing from a third of Republican Senators. Democratic Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer credited Mr. Biden for winning approval of “the first major infrastructure package in over a decade on a bipartisan basis” after just seven months in office. Also Read: Bipartisan infrastructure deal but key Republicans are not on boardIn a deeply divided Washington, the Bill’s final approval would mark a resounding victory for Mr. Biden, a former senator who touts his ability to reach across the aisle.

Source: The Hindu August 11, 2021 17:14 UTC