A China competition bill's stumbles on its way to passage have only intensified Democratic skepticism about working with the GOP on infrastructure
On top of resistance from conservatives, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is loath to divide his conference and many Republicans are unlikely to support any bill that raises taxes or adds to the deficit. The uncertain prospects for steering any major bipartisan bill through the Senate are a main driver of Democratic interest in leaving the GOP behind on infrastructure.
“It’s hard to see a path where Republicans and Democrats come together on infrastructure and there’s not a handful of Republicans who say they don’t care what others in their party agree to,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said. “They’re still willing to throw down for a fight and keep the whole process from moving forward.”
“They got a process that was fair; they got votes on their amendments; the system was working. And even with the system working, they would clog it up,” said Sen. Ben Cardin . Even if the White House and the GOP strike a deal on infrastructure, Cardin added, Democrats will have to “accommodate those who will never be with us.”
One Senate Republican noted that Biden would “like to do the whole enchilada but he doesn’t have the votes.” This senator predicted that Republicans could put up as many as 20 votes for a modest infrastructure package; that's still less than half of the caucus.
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