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President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Lehigh Valley operations facility for Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pa., Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Senate votes to start work on $1T infrastructure bill

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, Kevin Freking Associated Press, and Alan Fram Associated PressJuly 28, 2021

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., finishes talking to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 12, 2021, following his meeting with President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Once rivals, Biden, Sanders now partners in power

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJuly 15, 2021

President Joe Biden joins Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and fellow Democrats at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, to discuss the latest progress on his infrastructure agenda. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Biden pitches huge budget

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJuly 14, 2021

President Joe Biden, with a bipartisan group of senators, speaks Thursday June 24, 2021, outside the White House in Washington. Biden invited members of the group of 21 Republican and Democratic senators to discuss the infrastructure plan. From left are, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Biden, Sen, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah. (AP...

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Infrastructure deal in doubt over GOP complaints

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJune 25, 2021

President Joe Biden, with a bipartisan group of senators, speaks Thursday June 24, 2021, outside the White House in Washington. Biden invited members of the group of 21 Republican and Democratic senators to discuss the infrastructure plan. From left are, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Biden, Sen, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., rear, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah....

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Biden announces deal on $973B infrastructure plan

by Jonathan Lemire Associated Press, Josh Boak Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJune 24, 2021

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks with reporters before a key test vote on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would overhaul the election system and voting rights, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday.

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GOP filibuster derails Democrats’ voting bill

by Brian Slodysko Associated Press, Christina A. Cassidy Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJune 22, 2021

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, pauses for reporters after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus and Biden administration officials to discuss progress on an infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Dems lose patience on infrastructure

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressJune 15, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after final votes going into the Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 28, 2021. Senate Republicans successfully blocked the creation of a bipartisan commission to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by rioters loyal to former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Time ticking away, Democrats face wrenching test on agenda

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJune 8, 2021

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2021, as from left, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Sen. Barrasso, R-Wy. and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., look on. Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal Thursday, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Biden, GOP senator press for infrastructure deal

by Lisa Mascaro Associated PressJune 2, 2021

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, as Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., look on. Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal Thursday, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise.

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GOP offers $928B on infrastructure

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Jonathan Lemire Associated PressMay 27, 2021