Ken Thomas
President Biden Asks Republican Senators to Bring Him Reworked Infrastructure Proposal
President Joe Biden asked a group of Republican senators to flesh out their $568 billion infrastructure proposal with additional details, including how they would pay for it, a step that could begin more substantive negotiations on the issue. President Biden said that he was optimistic the group could reach a reasonable agreement and planned to discuss a more detailed offer from the Republican senators next week.
Biden Urges Broad View of Infrastructure in Pushing $2.3 Trillion Package
President Joe Biden sought to build public support for an expansive view of what it means to bolster US infrastructure, dismissing Republican arguments that his roughly $2.3 trillion plan devotes too little to projects like roads and bridges. President Biden defined his latest push in Congress as a way to drive an economy re-emerging from the coronavirus pandemic.