Kyrsten Sinema to attend White House infrastructure bill signing
CBSN
Senator Kyrsten Sinema, one of the two moderate Democrats in the Senate who have raised concerns about the price tag of President Biden's Build Back Better Act, will be at the White House on Monday for the signing of the infrastructure bill, her spokesperson confirmed to CBS News.
President Biden is set to sign the $1.25 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Monday, which passed the Senate over the summer and the House earlier this month. Sinema was one of the key negotiators in the Senate bipartisan infrastructure group.
The bill includes $550 billion in new spending on the nation's physical infrastructure and has been praised by Mr. Biden as the largest investment in roads, bridges, ports, water and rail in decades. The measure provides $110 billion for roads, bridges and major projects, $39 billion for public transit and $66 billion for railways. It also provides $65 billion to expand broadband infrastructure and $55 billion for clear water investments.
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