The Republican said Biden 'has expressed to me and our group numerous times his desire to work with us.'
. Biden has taken a different approach with his proposed American Jobs Plan—focused on infrastructure—as he and White House officials continue to meet with Republican negotiators., anchor Shannon Bream noted that Democrats have threatened to pass the infrastructure bill through the budget reconciliation process, which would not require any GOP senators to vote in favor of the measure.
"You know, the Democrats and the president can go that route right now and there's a reason that they aren't," Capito responded."I think it's because they're seeing that through our committee work ... that we're working this through the system." The GOP senator listed several pieces of legislation that are currently proceeding or have already passed in a bipartisan way.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito spoke favorably of President Joe Biden's efforts to pass a large bipartisan infrastructure package during a Sunday interview with Fox News Sunday. In this photo, Capito is followed by Senator Pat Toomey and Senator Roy Blunt as they arrive for a news conference about their $928 billion counter-offer to Biden's proposal at the U.S. Capitol on May 27 in Washington, D.C."I think there is a hunger for bipartisanship.
Capito said she understands that there will eventually be a"deadline" for the negotiators to hammer out a deal. The senator said that if a bipartisan deal fails,"it won't be because we didn't try."
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