Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal could face key Senate GOP defections

Several GOP senators who initially endorsed a bipartisan infrastructure deal are warning they may ultimately vote against it as it moves through the legislative process

Washington , a sign of the daunting hurdles ahead as proponents try to push the massive proposal through the evenly divided chamber by next month.

Initially, 11 Republicans signed off on an outline of the plan, which proposed to pump nearly $600 billion in new spending for"hard" infrastructure and cost a total of $1.2 trillion over the next eight years. Getting the bill through the Senate would require at least 10 Republicans to back the measure -- assuming all 50 members of the Democratic caucus stay united, which is also highly uncertain.

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