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Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has delayed Thursday President Joe Biden’s infrastructure deal in the Senate for a final vote over concerns the legislation would increase the federal deficit by $256 billion. The final vote could now be delayed into early next week.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Thursday that the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill would add $256 billion to the deficit over ten years. 

The University of Pennsylvania Penn-Wharton Budget Model found Thursday that the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill would “have no significant impact” on economic growth.

Mark Morgan, former acting CBP commissioner, said Democrats plan to include an amnesty proposal within ostensibly infrastructure-focused bill.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) comments Tuesday indicate he would likely back the $1.2 trillion so-called infrastructure bill, according to a Washington Post reporter. 

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), gave a stark warning to vulnerable Democrats last week during a closed-door lunch, saying the Democrats could lose the House, according to a report.

Senate conservatives railed against the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill Tuesday, charging that the legislation is the “first step” to Democrats’ other $5.5 trillion “tax-and-spend liberal wish list.”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has weaponized the August recess to try and fast track the senators into voting for the so-called infrastructure bill.

Far-left House Democrats are teetering on the “infrastructure” bill, calling it “crap” and perhaps not “in the interest of the public good,” a sign not all House Democrats presumably support the bill in the Senate that includes far-left provisions. 

The bill would leave the rail company more reliant on taxpayer subsidies and more vulnerable to future downturns.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement Monday that the cryptocurrency tax in the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill would be “dire” for American jobs.

Joe Biden promised that the “materials and products” in his infrastructure plan would be Made in America. But the bill currently drafted contains a huge loophole that can send those jobs to China.

Several senators attended an event on Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) houseboat over the weekend, and one of the attendees, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), announced Monday he tested positive for coronavirus.

Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-IN) slammed the so-called “infrastructure” bill in a memo released on Twitter calling the bill “essentially a Green New Deal Lite.”

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, released a statement that slammed the so-called “infrastructure” bill’s provision to tax cryptocurrency as “unworkable.”

Lawmakers who support the so-called “infrastructure” plan are wading into dangerous political waters with voters, new polling suggests.

Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Monday that the cryptocurrency regulations in the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill are “devastating” for American jobs and the country’s competitiveness in the financial technology industry.

H.R. 3684, the $1 trillion so-called “infrastructure” bill to allegedly “authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes” is more than twice as long as the Bible.

Despite being vaccinated, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement released on Monday.

Who among us is not aging?

The 2,700 pages of the so-called bipartisan “infrastructure” bill released Sunday night by Breitbart News show the commission Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) wife sits on will receive double funding if passed, in a way to possibly ensure Manchin’s swing vote to secure the bill.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill released Sunday includes a spending item partly based on race.

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) criticized Senate Republicans Monday for enabling the bipartisan “infrastructure” bill, giving Democrats a win while readying to pass the larger $3.5 trillion trojan horse package.

The bipartisan “infrastructure” bill Breitbart News released Sunday night includes “gender identity” as a protected class.

Senate Republicans and Democrats unveiled their 2,702-page bipartisan “infrastructure” bill Sunday night after Breitbart News exclusively obtained the legislation.

If the United States Senate votes this week on the bipartisan so-called “infrastructure” bill, it would be humanly impossible for any U.S. senator to read it before voting on it.

Trump had a bold, new idea that Washington found too threatening: using the private sector to drive investment.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that there were “more than enough” votes to prevent the bipartisan infrastructure bill from passing the House without the much larger bill that Democrats want to pass with the reconciliation process.

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the bipartisan infrastructure bill will be done this week, and at least 10 Republican senators are on board to vote for the legislation.

The Senate will work this weekend to pass the “politically irresponsible” infrastructure deal by continuing to write the “massive” bill’s text. 

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) was reportedly booed Thursday by Democrat Senators for raising concerns about the expense of the 3.5 trillion “infrastructure” pice tag.

What is most interesting is what is likely to be excluded from the infrastructure deal: a border wall, the Keystone XL pipeline, water reservoirs, existing nuclear power plants, and the expansion of safe fracking.

Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that the bipartisan infrastructure bill has “no path forward” if it does not simultaneously move with the Democrats’ much larger reconciliation bill.

Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, and President Joe Biden’s inclusion of a $30 billion cryptocurrency tax could offshore American jobs and threaten American liberties, Republican lawmakers and industry leaders told Breitbart News exclusively.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Thursday he supports the advancement of the budget resolution, which serves as the Democrat vehicle for their $3.5 trillion “infrastructure” bill.

A Thursday poll revealed that only 42 percent of Americans say President Joe Biden’s “infrastructure” plans should be passed as is.