The U.S. Senate on Tuesday handed President Joe Biden a $1 trillion victory, passing the largest infrastructure bill in decades, promising years of investment in roads, bridges and internet access.
It passed on a vote of 69 to 30 as 19 Republicans joined Democratic senators in voting in favor of the bipartisan bill.
Vice President Kamala Harris, as presiding officer, announced the final tally, sending the bill back to the House.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote: 'There's been detours and everything else, but this will do a whole lot of good for America.'
Minority leader Mitch McConnell was among the Republicans who joined Democrats to get the bill over the finish line, as was Sen. Lindsey Graham, who said: 'This bill provides American infrastructure with a much-needed facelift.'
But the moment of bipartisan agreement is likely to be brief as Democrats plan to push ahead immediately with their vast $3.5 trillion budget bill to address social care, education, climate change and a raft of Biden's key domestic policy priorities.
Republicans have made clear their deep opposition to such a sweeping spending program.
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Do not donate to the RNC/GOP ... donate to individual candidates only and insist that those candidates keep their funds separate and insulated from any RNC/GOP cooperative distribution agreements.
The RINOs are political pluralists... progressives, pragmatists who willingly compromise principal and betray their base to RETAIN POWER. These miscreants of society have no loyalty to anything but their own skin and political interests. They can not and should not be trusted with any government office.
19 rino's that must be defeated in the primaries.
Primarying these individuals is not enough... they must be removed from their offices and the GOP. A divided party is a formula for failure. A party that stands for nothing receives nothing.
Every conservative Republican organization and cause... need to demand these political hacks be censured by their State GOP Party... They must be clearly IDENTIFIED AS PERSONA NON_GRATA. There must be no doubt they are traitors to the party's base.
Every State GOP Party needs to ensure those individuals who break with the GOP Planks... by voting for Socialist Legislation are denied access to GOP functions, and that they are officially challenged whenever they claim to be members of the GOP. They must be CLEARLY disowned by the Republican Party. That especially includes the RINOs operating as the GOP leadership.
Stop allowing these socialists to disguise themselves as conservatives or Republicans...
The two slated for extinction Country Club RINOs follow true to form.
No one can say they have not had a chance at reform many times over.
Its time to politically lead them around behind the shed to to what needs doing.
I vote, we metaphorically neuter them and hang them... in a public ceremony... Too, H*** with taking these miserable reprobates behind the shed. It is time to make a public dis[lay of what happens to those who betray the public's trust or are constantly disloyal to the GOP and its base.
REMEMBER PATRIOTS, your enemies enemy is your friend.
These Senate Republicans voted for the infrastructure deal. They are not our friends. Patriots must vote against these rino's in the primaries. God Bless America!
Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
Richard Burr, R-N.C.
Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.
Bill Cassidy, R-La.
Susan Collins, R-Maine
Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.
Mike Crapo, R-Idaho
Deb Fischer, R-Neb.
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa
John Hoeven, R-N.D.
Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
Rob Portman, R-Ohio
James E. Risch, R-Idaho
Mitt Romney, R-Utah
Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska
Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
Roger F. Wicker, R-Miss.
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