and last updated 2021-07-08 20:50:43-04
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. â With just weeks until Congress heads home from Washington, securing money for roads, bridges and more are among the top priorities for lawmakers.
Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) remains hopeful the Senate will work to pass a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan, recently endorsed by his bipartisan House Problems Solvers Caucus.
âIf the [Senate] could pass a bill with bipartisan support, we can add the votes in the House to do the same thing. And in fact, get it to the president before the August break really begins,â Upton said.
The bill, which is nearly half of what the Biden Administration initially called for, would include more than $500 million in new spending on transportation, roads, bridges, and broadband, as well as provide money to upgrade drinking water systems.