Joshua johnson. Welcome to the week. I work a Lot Of Saturdays but the senate really doesnt and we have been following a Raresaturday Session in the senate today. Senators are waiting for the final text of that bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. It includes 550 Billion in new spending. Now, our understanding is that the text could come, pretty much, at any point this weekend. This evening, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the senate remains in session, and the discussions are ongoing. After weeks and weeks of negotiations, the senate voted, wednesday, to advance the package, 6732. That number, 67, is key. That means, 17 republicans supported the move. And that is seven more than the 60vote threshold. But the bill they voted on was just a shell. Its a placeholder that the actual Fulltext Bill will replace. Clearly, Leader Schumer would like to see that text, asap. I have said, for weeks, that the senate is going to move forward on both tracks of infrastructure before the begi
But is it politically probable . And how might a pared down voting Rights Bill affect that . From nbc News World Headquarters in new york, im joshua johnson. Welcome to the week. I work a Lot Of Saturdays but the senate really doesnt And we have been following a Raresaturday Session in the senate today. Senators are waiting for the final text of that bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. It includes 550 Billion in new spending. Now, our understAnding is that the text could come, pretty much, at any point this weekend. This evening, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the senate remains in session, And the discussions are ongoing. After weeks And weeks of negotiations, the senate voted, wednesday, to advance the package, 6732. That number, 67, is key. That means, 17 republicans supported the move. And that is seven more than the 60vote threshold. But the bill they voted on was just a shell. Its a placeholder that the actual Fulltext Bill will replace. Clearly, Leader Schumer would
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