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ATLANTA AP 鈥?Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. pre
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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The Senate advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan on Friday with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle and bracing to see if support can hold during the next few days of debate and efforts to amend it.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that the chamber should be able to process the legislation quickly given the bipartisan support.We may need the weekend, we may vote on several amendments, but with the cooperation of our Republican colleagues I believe we can finish the bipartisan infrastructure bill in a matter of days, Schumer said.But Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, predicted, It going to be a grind.The effort got off to a haphazard start on Friday. Shortly after the Senate began the procedural vote, it was stopped. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., indicated Republicans would need to see the full text
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adidas campus voting yes to nudge the process along.But whether the number of Republican senators willing to pass a key part of President Joe Biden agenda grows or shrinks in the days ahead will deter
