Chuck Schumer: “Well, this afternoon we pick up where we left off last night. The Senate has voted to advance the bipartisan…”

“Well, this afternoon we pick up where we left off last night. The Senate has voted to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill and bring debate on the substitute amendment to an end. I would repeat that Democrats are ready and willing to vote on additional amendments to the bill before moving to final passage. Once again, that will require the cooperation of our Republican colleagues. I hope they will cooperate so we can move more quickly. Otherwise, we will proceed by the book and finish the bill. I said yesterday that we could do this the easy way or the hard way. Yesterday, it appeared that some Republicans would like the Senate to do this the hard way. In any case, we will keep proceeding until we get this bill done. ____________________”