President Joe Biden will reconnect with Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday to further discuss a possible bipartisan compromise on an infrastructure bill.
Martha Raddatz interviews Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on"This Week."will reconnect with Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday to further discuss a possible bipartisan compromise on an infrastructure bill.
"Senator Capito reiterated to the president her desire to work together to reach an infrastructure agreement that can pass Congress in a bipartisan way," according to the statement."She also stressed the progress that the Senate has already made. Senator Capito is encouraged that negotiations have continued."
And while the GOP offer is higher now than ever, their overall figure takes into account billions already approved in a water infrastructure bill earlier this year and considers a not-yet-passed bipartisan highway spending reauthorization worth over $300 billion as the"anchor" of their package. In total, the GOP offer proposes about $250 billion in new spending, while the administration has proposed that its entire $1.7 trillion package be funded with new money.
Publicly, most Republicans are still backing a bipartisan path forward. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said at a press conference in Kentucky on Wednesday that he is "hoping for the best that we can actually reach a bipartisan agreement on infrastructure." Buttigieg told Raddatz on Sunday he still has a"lot of concerns" about items that Republicans have stripped from their counteroffer.
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