Category: infrastructure

Deep Dive (Aug. 9): McConnell Signals Support for $1.3 Trillion Infrastructure Deal

The bipartisan infrastructure package is moving another step forward. The Senate voted to advance the $1 trillion infrastructure package Saturday. The chamber’s top Republican, Mitch McConnell, also signaled support for the bill. He said, “I hope senators can work together in a bipartisan way to get more amendments up and continue improving this important bill….


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 9)

Senate Democrats release their multi-trillion dollar plan – the second of the two major packages on president Biden’s agenda. What’s in it and how do they plan to pay for it? German drug company BioNTech’s profits surged in the last quarter, benefitting from the vaccine it developed with Pfizer. And a federal judge sides with Norwegian Cruise…


Cryptocurrency Negotiators at ‘Impasse’ Over Tax Reporting Rules

By Laura Weiss From CQ-Roll Call Senators hit a roadblock Thursday night on adjustments to the bipartisan infrastructure package’s cryptocurrency reporting rules as the White House weighed in to push a smaller change. The bill’s lead negotiators, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), joined with Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), on an amendment…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 6)

Senators continue debate on the infrastructure bill, after failing to move it forward Thursday night. What concerns are they raising? A Texas sheriff says it’s not a border crisis, it’s a fight between good and evil—referring to cartel activity. And NTD will bring you more about an interactive mural at the border, and what some…


Infrastructure Bill Would Mandate Alcohol Monitors for All New Cars

The more than $1 trillion infrastructure package would require that alcohol monitors be placed in all new cars. Within the 2,700-page infrastructure proposal is a section that mandates new vehicles have “a system that … passively and accurately detect[s] whether the blood alcohol concentration of a driver of a motor vehicle is equal to or greater…


Senate Infrastructure Bill Gives Feds Go-Ahead to Test Taxing Every Mile Americans Drive

Buried in the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” in the U.S. Senate is approval for the Department of Transportation (DOT) to test a new federal tax on every mile driven by individual Americans. The bill directs Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to establish a pilot program to demonstrate a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee”…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 2)

Details on the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill are out. What will it do to our national debt and inflation? We ask two experts. The eviction ban expires. We bring you the stories of both tenants and landlords caught up in this issue. Square says it’ll purchase “buy now, pay later” pioneer Afterpay. It’ll create a…


2,702-Page Infrastructure Bill Released Ahead of Floor Debate

Senators late Sunday released a 2,702-page infrastructure bill that appears to have enough support to pass the upper chamber ahead of debate on the legislation on the Senate floor. The approximately $1 trillion bill (pdf) was cleared for debate before it was even submitted, setting off criticism of how Congress works. Democrats on the Senate Committee…


Senate Votes to Start Debate on $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

The Senate voted Friday to start debating a White House-backed infrastructure proposal after weeks of negotiations. On Friday, the upper congressional chamber voted 66-28 to officially begin the debate. Sixteen Republicans joined all Democrats to begin the debate, bypassing the 60 votes needed to overcome a potential filibuster. The measure, which some have described as…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (July 29)

The Senate started work on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. What do they plan to spend the most on? And how do they plan to pay for it? Tensions are running high in the House and around the country over mask and vaccine mandates as well as potential new lockdown measures. A new mask mandate…