House Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill After Months of Negotiations

Landon Mion – Townhall Tipsheet

The House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill late Friday night in a crucial victory for his administration, ending stalled negotiations between moderates and progressives that threatened to obstruct the legislation.

The House voted to pass the bill with a 228-206 vote, with 13 Republican lawmakers joining Democrats in approving the legislation. Reps. Ilhan Omar (MN), Cori Bush (MO), Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (MI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (MA) were the only Democrats to vote against it.

The bill, which will fund physical infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, water pipes and broadband internet, will be sent to Biden’s desk for final approval. In August, the Senate vvoted 69-30 to approve the legislation.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi initially planned to hold votes on the infrastructure and social spending bills Friday but, after some moderates demanded the Congressional Budget Office "score" the spending bill so they could better assess its total cost, Pelosi had to abandon her schedule, Fox Business reported.…Read more here.