### [2021-08-1](/feed/2021/08/1/index.md)

##### Infrastructure policy of the Joe Biden administration
# U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announces that a bipartisan group of senators has finalized legislative text on an infrastructure bill. 




### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/01/politics/infrastructure-bill-senate-bipartisan/index.html?utm_term=1627869253464dda19c3f9190&utm_source=cnn_Breaking+News&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1627869253466&bt_ee=Rw62P%2Bu2pRnA9Y8r8p1xARkM0pWxNk2UT5rqu%2FJTCi3uKy3%2FUzx4wRyn67sLmrbfYGFYRs4W7j2GghhfggRfRg%3D%3D&bt_ts=1627869253466)

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