Key test vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill fails in the Senate. Negotiators will continue talking in hopes of striking a deal in the coming days.
The vote was 49-51, short of the 60 votes needed to advance the measure.But lawmakers said their negotiations will intensify over the next few days with the goal of trying again to advance the measure by early next week.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer defended his decision to set up the vote despite Republican opposition, pointing out that the bipartisan group has spent more than a month negotiating.
Despite the finger-pointing among their party leaders, the bipartisan group could draft the bill and advance it in the coming days. Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday that she and 10 other GOP senators are sending Schumer a letter committing to advance the bill on Monday if a deal is finalized.
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