President Biden and White House staff are in talks with the legislators in an attempt to agree to a bill with Republican support.
that the new group of negotiators are unlikely to attract the 10 GOP votes necessary to overcome a filibuster. “It’s hard for me to see a scenario where even 10 Republicans would vote for something that gets very far beyond where Shelley’s discussions were with the White House,” he said.
Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said he is already drafting a reconciliation bill in case the bipartisan talks falter and that he wants to move it “as soon as we can.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had previously setas a deadline to bring the bill to the floor in her chamber. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats may pursue a path where part of the bill is bipartisan and the rest is passed via reconciliation.
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