Infrastructure Bill Could Pass Committee in May, Carper Says

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Laura Litvan, Bloomberg News

March 10, 2021

The centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s massive transportation infrastructure package could move through a key Senate committee by the end of May, according to Sen. Tom Carper.

Carper (D-Del.), who heads the Environment and Public Works panel, said the infrastructure initiative could be signed into law as a component of Biden’s broader economic recovery plan before the end of September.

“That’s our timetable — we’re already working on it,” Carper told reporters March 10. “And we’re working across the aisle.”

The committee’s work is the first step for Biden’s soon-to-be-unveiled, longer-term economic stimulus package. The “Build Back Better” program will be the next big focus for Democrats who control the Senate and House, and will be far more expansive than the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill Biden plans to sign into law March 12.

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