Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg says Pres. Biden has not yet signed the bipartisan infrastructure deal into law: “I’ll be there with bells on.”
“We took a monumental step forward as a nation,” President Joe Biden said Saturday morning at the White House.President Joe Biden said the country took a"monumental step forward" after his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan passed the House late Friday.
The final vote on the infrastructure plan, already passed by the Senate, passed 228-206, with 13 Republicans joining Democrats and six Democrats voting against. The bill will now be sent to Biden's desk for his signature. Democratic infighting had continued throughout Friday as moderates demanded Pelosi wait for a cost estimate on the larger bill from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office before moving forward.
Just after midnight in Washington, the House approved a procedural measure that advances the $1.75 trillion plan, 221 to 213, directly down party lines.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrives at the Capitol in Washington early on Nov. 5, 2021. The speaker, renowned for her vote-counting prowess and who has famously said she doesn't call a vote unless she know she has enough to win, was asked by a reporter,"Do you ... have 218 votes to pass it?" Pelosi answered,"We'll see, won't we?"
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