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And was there thinking that if they could get this infrastructure proposal to a place of their liking, the liking of moderates from swing states, Arizona and Ohio, that they could possibly get it to the liking of the entire Senate?

At a time when Washington seems broken, this group of members behind me came together, along with others, and decided we were going to do something great for our country. He served in the Bush administration at the top levels. He was in the House. He carries a lot of respect among his Republican colleagues. Thanks so much, Rob. I first want to echo what Rob said about the dedication of this group. The 10—. It was an opportunity for someone in their first term to assert themselves.

And this was an opportunity to sort of carry on that legacy. Each of us are deeply committed to demonstrating to the country and to the world that our government can work. And it can work for the people of the United States of America. So ultimately, the White House begins negotiating with this group in earnest. There were hours after hours after hours of meetings on Capitol Hill where top White House officials and this group of 10 senators bounced from room to room to room to room haggling over the details of this plan.

Senator Sinema actually broke her foot running a marathon and was quite literally on some form of crutches, hobbling across the Capitol from one room to another. And we would end up chasing them all over the Capitol just to figure out what was going on.

Are they actually making progress? And in these small, hot hideaway rooms, what exactly are Senators Sinema and Portman doing to try to get this done? He was definitely using flattery. So after endless late night meetings, pizza, wine, endless Zoom calls and text message chains, Portman, Sinema, and this group of senators finally unveils this 2, page bill that the Senate ultimately passes on Tuesday.

Right, which as you said, passed in not just a bipartisan way, but in a remarkably bipartisan way with nearly half of Senate Republicans supporting it, including the very partisan Senate leader for Republicans, Mitch McConnell. But that is just the Senate side, and this infrastructure bill is not yet across the final finish line.

Far from it. And that process began immediately after the bill passed. So Emily, what is this second, far more partisan process you mentioned, and how exactly does it relate to the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was just passed in the Senate? Post Comment. Skip to content 20 Oct Our Services We are full-service law firm providing business, real estate, estate planning, and litigation legal services.

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