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The US Senate is set to pass a $1tn package to invest in America’s crumbling infrastructure with significant Republican support, a bipartisan vote that will be seen as a major legislative achievement of Joe Biden’s young presidency.
Senators voted 68-29 late on Sunday to end the debate on the infrastructure bill. Eighteen Republicans joined with Democrats in clearing the procedural hurdle, a rare cross-aisle display in a Senate that is sharply divided. Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s top Democrat, confirmed late on Monday that the final vote on the bill would take place on Tuesday morning.
A similar number of Senate Republicans are likely to back its final passage. The bill focuses on…