[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 134 (Friday, July 30, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5213]
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                       Business Before the Senate

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, before I close the Senate, I want to 
inform the Senators where we are today.
  First, I want to thank all of the Senators who voted to proceed 
today. The bipartisan group is still finalizing the text of their 
agreement, which will be the substitute amendment, with a nonpartisan 
legislative counsel.
  Once they are finished--this is a big job--the text will be reviewed, 
and then I will immediately offer the text of the bipartisan 
infrastructure agreement as the substitute amendment, making it the 
base bill, as I have promised. As soon as the bipartisan group 
finalizes the text of the substitute amendment and it becomes the base 
bill, we can start voting on amendments and make further progress on 
the bill over this weekend.
  The Senate will resume session tomorrow at 11 a.m.
  This is a really important bill, and I know all the parties want to 
make sure it is done right.

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