Senate Working Through Series Of Amendments On Infrastructure Bill
Democratic leaders hope to have a final vote on the measure and send it to the House before the end of the week so they can move on to another bill that would allow billions of dollars in health care spending. Senators also announced efforts to get more answers about mysterious "Havana syndrome" brain injuries.
NBC News:
Senate Plods Along On Infrastructure Bill As McConnell Warns Democrats To Move Slowly
The Senate continued to vote Tuesday on amendments to the sweeping infrastructure legislation, working through some hiccups and tension about how quickly to move to a final vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., warned Democrats not to "speed the process" by calling a vote to end debate Wednesday, saying he would encourage Republicans to filibuster the bill if they do. (Kapur, 8/3)
Politico:
Senators Introduce Bill To Push White House On 'Havana Syndrome' Investigation
A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation on Tuesday aimed at improving the U.S. government’s sprawling investigations of and response to the mysterious brain injuries affecting hundreds of American officials and personnel around the world. The bill, introduced by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), represents Congress’s latest bid to boost the Biden administration's efforts to get to the bottom of what has been dubbed “Havana syndrome” — so named after dozens of U.S. officials there were afflicted with suspicious ailments. The bill comes after POLITICO first reported earlier this year that U.S. officials were sounding the alarm to Congress about Americans’ increasing vulnerability to these incidents, which officials have struggled to understand. (Desiderio, 8/3)
The Wall Street Journal:
Two More Police Officers Who Responded To Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Died By Suicide
Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department said that two more officers who responded to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol have died by suicide. That raises to four the known number of suicides by police officers who defended the complex after supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, temporarily interrupting the certification of President Biden’s victory in the November election. The toll comprises three officers from the Metropolitan Police Department and one officer from the Capitol Police. (Corse, 8/3)
