* The House passed a more than $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature.
* The legislation would put $550 billion in new funding into transportation, broadband and utilities.
* The bill passed after a last-minute scramble to reach a consensus between progressive and centrists on how to pass the infrastructure package and a larger Democratic social spending plan.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/05/house-passes-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-sends-it-to-biden.html
House Finally Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill:
As NBC News’ Sahil Kapur noted in July, the package includes:
—$40b bridges
—$11b safety
—$39b transit
—$66b Amtrak/rail
—$7.5b e-vehicle chargers
—$5b clean buses
—$17b ports
—$25b airports
—$50b water resilience
—$55b drinking water
—$65b broadband
—$21b enviro remediation
—$73b power/clean energy
13 Republicans joined with Democrats to vote yes. 6 Democrats voted no (which they did only after 7 Republicans had voted yes, so they knew they wouldn't kill it).
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) November 6, 2021
h/t Anon Braveheart