Democrats Stall Vote on $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Yesterday, Democrats refused to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill despite pressure from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Lawmakers in the House refused to vote for the bill without the Senate’s action on a $3.5 trillion spending bill that would remake the country’s social safety net system but, is likely to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations.  The $1 trillion infrastructure bill invests $110 billion in roads, bridges, $16 billion for major projects too large or complex for traditional funding programs among other things according to the White House.

The infrastructure package lawmakers are voting on is short of the $2.25 trillion proposal that President Biden unveiled in March. That measure known as the American Jobs Plan, included money for roads, bridges and public transportation but also made investments in care-giving for aging Americans and workforce training among other non traditional infrastructure areas.