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By John Kanelis<\/strong> \/ johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Someone once said that crafting legislation is similar to making sausage, in that neither activity is attractive to watch as it takes place.<\/p>\n

I will spare you the nuts and guts of sausage making. However, the infrastructure bill that is slogging its way through the U.S. Congress is another matter.<\/p>\n

It is taking seemingly forever for congressional Democrats and Republicans to work through their differences. President Biden is waiting for some form of legislation to arrive at his desk. I will presume he’ll sign what Congress delivers to him.<\/p>\n

But … man! This is getting painful to watch.<\/p>\n

Senate negotiators are hammering out a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that aims to repair our roads, bridges and rail lines; it also will provide greater broadband Internet service. The legislation also figures to put millions of Americans to work, even though quite a few million of us are returning to the work force as the nation fights mightily to rid itself of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

It is a bipartisan effort, with pols on both sides of the great divide finding ways to compromise. That’s what I call “good government.”<\/p>\n

Some progressive politicians want to spend more money; some arch-conservative pols don’t want to spend any money on anything.<\/p>\n

Government needs to step up. It needs to find ways to assist Americans struggling to pay their household bills. The infrastructure bill, with all its complexities, figures to lend a much-needed hand. Not to mention that it will repair crumbling roads, bridges and rail lines. We need ’em all to get from place to place … you know?<\/p>\n

The only thing is that it ain’t pretty to watch taking shape.<\/p>\n\n

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