CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Illinois’ Senior Senator Dick Durbin said Senate passage of the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill is a good thing, but it is not the legislation’s biggest hurdle.
Senator Dick Durbin said if the bipartisan infrastructure bill becomes law, Illinois stands to benefit to the tune of billions of dollars from the massive national package.
"It's the largest federal transit investment in American history. Illinois will receive as much as $4 billion in additional funds to invest in our transit," he said.
Senate Democrats and Republicans have a 50-50 split in the Chamber, so on party line votes, Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, breaks the tie. But, Senator Durbin, a fellow Democrat, said the party has a razor thin margin in the House, too. And progressive Congress members want a larger budget bill approved before they put their votes on the infrastructure package.
Durbin said the budget bill is a good deal for working people.
"It lowers costs for Illinois families. It gives tax cuts, real tax cuts to working families in Illinois, families with children. It's a job creator across the board, and it is paid for, completely paid for, by having corporations and those making over $400,000 a year pay their fair share in federal taxes," Durbin said.
Congress members are hoping to reach agreements all around, but no one is certain of the outcome.
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