Lawmakers to Vote on Infrastructure Bill as Early as Today

The bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is entering a critical week on Capitol Hill as lawmakers are expected to vote on it as early as today.  Last night, Democratic negotiators including the White House sent Republicans a ‘global offer’ to finish every major open item. The offer included major unresolved issues including funding for highways and bridges, money for water systems, prevailing wage laws, using unspent Covid-19 money as a way to finance the bill as well as an infrastructure bank, and transit funding.

The 10 main negotiators are planning to meet today to put deliberations back on track but its unknown if the GOP will come with their own counteroffer. Democratic Senator Mark Warner, one of the negotiators on the bill said “we’re down to the last couple of items, and I think you are going to see a bill Monday afternoon.” Senators and the White House are also at odds over $12 billion worth of broadband provisions and how to fund the bill.