Top Democrats Push For New Infrastructure Deal
By
Ben Scheffer
on July 15 2021 9:19 AM
Former White House hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders (left) has endorsed his onetime rival Joe Biden for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., have agreed on a $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill that Democrats are expected to pass the Senate through reconciliation. President Joe Biden has also endorsed the infrastructure bill after the economy struggled during the height of the pandemic.
“The budget committee has reached an agreement. The budget resolution with instructions will be worth $3.5 trillion,” Schumer told reporters.
“Every major program that President Biden has asked us for will be funded in a robust way,” he added.