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One of the main electoral pledges by US President Joe Biden was to rebuild the country's roads, rail-tracks, power grids, broadband and waterways. Well the plan, which could be worth over one trillion dollars, hast just received a boost as a majority of Senators agreed on a procedure paving the way for a formal debate on an infrastructure bill. So how significant a moment is this in terms of bipartisanship in Washington and can this bill pass? Here's political analyst Larry Gerston, Professor Emeritus at San Jose University.

(Picture: Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine (C), Rob Portman of Ohio (2-R), Bill Cassidy of Louisiana (2-L), Mitt Romney of Utah (R) and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska (L) announce an agreement on infrastructure following a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 28 July 2021. Credit: EPA)