An agreement has been reached by the bipartisan group of senators negotiating legislation that will invest more than $1 trillion to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure without raising taxes on the nation’s job creators.
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Senators Reportedly Reach Infrastructure Deal
July 28, 2021 – According to The Hill, key Senators say they have reached a deal on the “major issues” in their bipartisan infrastructure talks, and expect to start debate as soon as Wednesday. “We now have an agreement on the major issues. We are prepared to move forward,” said Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), who led the negotiations for the Republicans. Speaking to…
Read MoreCoalition for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment
July 8, 2021 – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that it has joined Business Roundtable, the National Association of Manufacturers, AFL-CIO, the National Retail Federation, the Bipartisan Policy Center, North America’s Building Trades Unions, as well as over 20 business and labor organizations to launch the Coalition for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment. The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association has also signed on…
Read MoreHouse Passes $715 Billion Infrastructure Package
The House passed a $715 billion proposal to fund transportation and water projects that’s meant to shape parts of a broader infrastructure package that will eventually emerge, according to The Hill.
Read MoreBipartisan Senate Group Agrees on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Deal
A bipartisan group of 10 senators announced an agreement on a “compromise framework” to invest $1.2 trillion in infrastructure over the next eight years.
Read MoreMichigan Senate Passes New EGLE Permitting Plan for Aggregate Mining
The Build It Michigan Strong labor and business coalition congratulated the Michigan Senate on its bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 429, the new EGLE-based aggregates permitting plan sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich.
Read MoreInfrastructure Talks at Crossroads
June 2, 2021 – President Biden will sit down with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) today as his infrastructure negotiations with Republicans enter a critical and potentially final week. Administration officials have signaled this is a make-or-break week on bipartisan negotiations, with Biden hoping to pass an infrastructure bill with or without Republicans by the end of the summer. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg…
Read MoreSenate GOP Proposes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Senate Republicans now say they would be willing to support $1 trillion in infrastructure spending as a counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s sweeping proposal to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems.
Read MoreROCKS Act Approved in EPW Committee
The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee successfully approved, by a vote of 20-0, its bipartisan Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, which includes S. 1672, the Rebuilding Our Communities by Keeping Aggregates Sustainable (ROCKS) Act.
Read MoreEPW Introduces Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
A bipartisan group of senators is introducing The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, which would establish new baseline funding of $303.5 billion for Department of Transportation programs to support highways, roads and bridges.
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