U.S. Congress Passes Massive $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

The House passed President Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package before midnight on Friday night after progressive and moderate Democrats came to a compromise 

Daily Mail: 'We've just taken a monumental step forward as a nation': Joe Biden celebrates passage of his $1.2T bipartisan infrastructure bill ahead of a vote on Build Back Better before Thanksgiving: Six Squad members are the only Democrats to oppose it 

* The House passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill with a vote of 228 to 206, sending the bill to President Joe Biden's desk 

* President Biden said the country 'took a monumental step forward' 

* Vote came after day of haggling between progressive and moderate Democrats 

* Result is a substantial triumph for Biden's Democrats, who have bickered for months over the ambitious spending bills 

* Two sides of the party eventually agreed to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill Friday, and then vote on Build Back Better the week of November 15 

* Thirteen Republicans voted with the Democrats to pass the infrastructure bill, while six Democrats voted against it 

* The six Democrats who voted against are 'the Squad' - a part of the progressive wing of the Democratic party 

* The infrastructure bill had already passed the Senate in August 

* When the bill crossed the line of 218 - which signified passage - applause broke out on the House floor, more applause came when the vote concluded 

* Biden delayed a planned trip to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware to stay in Washington and work the phones 

* He was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris in the effort

White House said President Biden said the country 'took a monumental step forward' after the House passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill with a vote of 228 to 206 on Friday night. 

The vote late on Friday night is a substantial triumph for Biden's Democrats, who have bickered for months over the ambitious spending bills that make up the bulk of his domestic agenda. 

Six Democrats, part of the progressive 'Squad' wing of the party, voted against it.  

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WNU Editor: I am always leery of government bills being suddenly rushed for a vote on a late Friday night. If the Republicans had stayed united, they would have defeated this bill. I suspect that the 13 Republicans who voted in favor of this bill are going to be facing primary challenges next year.