Another building block for infrastructure legislation has moved into place with the House’s approval of a five-year $715-billion surface transportation and water infrastructure package.
The INVEST in America bill, basically written by Democrats, passed the House on July 1 on a 221-201 vote, almost completely along party lines. Just two Republicans voted for the bill, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) and Christopher Smith (N.J.); no Democrats voted against it.