Republican Senators Make New Counteroffer to Biden’s $1.7 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
District of Columbia | May 27, 2021
Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal on Thursday, in their ongoing effort to negotiate with President Joe Biden’s initial $1.7 trillion package.
Senator Shelley Capito (R-W.Va.) told reporters at a press briefing that she has been involved in several months of negotiations with the White House and thinks this bill is a good bipartisan compromise. The GOP bill includes Biden’s demands while staying focused on core physical infrastructure.
“We believe that this counteroffer delivers on what President Biden told us in the oval office that day, and that is, to try to reach somewhere near a trillion dollars over an eight-year period of time,” said Capito…
(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)