Morning Jolt: Schumer Chucks Unfinished Infrastructure Bill into Senate-Voting Schedule

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Good morning, folks. Alexandra DeSanctis here, back by demand — though maybe not popular demand — to fill in for Jim Geraghty this week while he enjoys his vacation.

On the menu today: Chuck Schumer turns up the pressure in the Senate, aiming to ram through the bipartisan infrastructure bill this week; Democratic legislators from Texas flee their responsibilities and bring COVID-19 along with them; and Nancy Pelosi intends to let congressmen continue voting remotely at least for now, a perk she's come to enjoy.

Schumer's Big Gamble on Infrastructure

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) is taking a real leap of faith this week, announcing that he'll schedule a vote for Wednesday on the bipartisan infrastructure deal. But as of the weekend, the bill's language was still taking shape, and the bipartisan group of senators haggling over it had yet to finish making the adjustments and compromises needed to keep the requisite GOP votes.

Schumer seems to hope that, by going ahead with a vote even without a final bill text, he'll force the bipartisan coalition to quit fussing over various portions of the legislation and settle its ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 19 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY July 19 2021 Schumer Chucks Unfinished Infrastructure Bill into Senate-Voting Schedule Good morning, folks. Alexandra DeSanctis here, back by demand — though maybe not popular demand — to fill in for Jim Geraghty this week while he enjoys his vacation. On the menu today: Chuck Schumer turns up the pressure in the Senate, aiming to ram through the bipartisan infrastructure bill this week; Democratic legislators from Texas flee their responsibilities and bring COVID-19 along with them; and Nancy Pelosi intends to let congressmen continue voting remotely at least for now, a perk she's come to enjoy. Schumer's Big Gamble on Infrastructure Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) is taking a real leap of faith this week, announcing that he'll schedule a vote for Wednesday on the bipartisan infrastructure deal. But as of the weekend, the bill's language was still taking shape, and the bipartisan group of senators haggling over it had yet to finish making the adjustments and compromises needed to keep the requisite GOP votes. Schumer seems to hope that, by going ahead with a vote even without a final bill text, he'll force the bipartisan coalition to quit fussing over various portions of the legislation and settle its ...   READ MORE

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