The bipartisan group of Senators negotiating an infrastructure package will head to the White House to meet with President Biden on Thursday. 'We didn't agree on everything, but we were able to get there,' Sen. Portman says.
The lawmakers appeared optimistic after closed-door meetings with White House officials Wednesday.
This appears to put lawmakers on firmer path to deliver on one of Biden's top legislative priorities after weeks of impasse over the details of the massive package. However, lawmakers signaled that no final deal is certain, particularly because of the bill's proposed $1.2 trillion price tag. “I think we have a good, balanced group of [funding sources], and that was important to both sides. I will say, in good faith, we tried to get there. We didn’t agree on everything, but we were able to get there,” said Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who is leading the GOP negotiators.
Yet, neither side has laid out any specifics of the agreed-upon framework. White House officials also met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday, but they did not disclose any additional details.
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