Senate Reaches <br />Bipartisan Agreement , on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill.<br />Senate Reaches <br />Bipartisan Agreement , on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill.<br />Work on the infrastructure legislation <br />continued throughout the weekend.<br />as Senators made adjustments <br />to the bill in order to reach consensus.<br />Senators announced they had come to an agreement about the shape of the legislation late in the evening on August 1.<br />We know that this has been a long and sometimes difficult process, but we are proud this evening to announce this legislation, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, (D-AZ), via AP News.<br />Bipartisan agreement on the bill comes amid deepening polarization of Republicans and Democrats.<br />as well as schisms within both parties themselves. .<br />[Collaboration on the bill shows] we can put aside our own political differences for the good of <br />the country, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, (D-AZ), via AP News.<br />The bill provides for $110 billion worth of funding <br />for America's roads and bridges.<br />$66 billion for expanded rail services ... .<br />... and $39 billion to boost the <br />nation's public transit systems.<br />[This bill will be] great for the American people, Sen. Rob Portman, (R-OH), via AP News.<br />The bill also allocates $55 billion to <br />upgrade water systems in the U.S. ... .<br />... and billions worth of investment in broadband internet, electric vehicle charging stations and airports.<br />... and billions worth of investment in broadband internet, electric vehicle charging stations and airports.<br />... and billions worth of investment in broadband internet, electric vehicle charging stations and airports.<br />While the legislation is <br />widely popular among lawmakers, .<br />some Senators expressed concern over<br />the ways in which the bill repurposes <br />unused COVID-19 and unemployment relief funds
