Source: Alexander Bolton, THE HILL, 6/16/21



A group of 10 more senators announced support Wednesday for a $974 billion, five-year bipartisan infrastructure framework unveiled last week, giving the proposal a crucial political boost in the nick of time. Republican Sens. Richard Burr (N.C.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Mike Rounds (S.D.), Thom Tillis (N.C.) and Todd Young (Ind.) announced Wednesday afternoon they will join the five Republicans who signed onto the framework last week. They were joined by four Democrats — Sens. Chris Coons (Del.), Maggie Hassan (N.H.), John Hickenlooper (Colo.)...

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