US$1 trillion US infrastructure bill inches ahead with Senate votes


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she would only bring the bill to a vote after the Senate passes a separate US$3.5 trillion bill providing funding to fight climate change and address home healthcare.

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate on Sunday took two more steps toward passing a US$1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill by blessing the details of the largest U.S. investment in roads and bridges in decades and by moving to limit debate on the overall measure.

In a 69-28 vote, 19 Republicans joined 48 Democrats and two independents to support the provisions of a compromise that was the result of painstaking negotiations by a group of Republicans and Democrats.

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