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DOWN TO THE WIRE: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and President Joe Biden are expected to meet this afternoon in what is likely one of their last chances to strike a deal on a plan to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. No pressure, right?
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Biden has called for more than $4 trillion in new spending for his infrastructure plan.
Democrats will likely pass a bill under reconciliation if no bipartisan deal is reached.
Trade groups and lawmakers, meanwhile, are tapping experts to decipher the Senate s complex rules.
President Joe Biden has called for more than $4 trillion in spending and increasing taxes on the wealthy and corporations as a way to pay for his ambitious infrastructure plan. He s pushing for bipartisan action, but that could be tricky as lawmakers spar over the cost and some of the details in his proposal.
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WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
Republican Counterproposal. Senate Republicans are crafting a counter-proposal as an alternative to President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan (AJP). The package is expected to cost around $600 to $800 billion and consist only of “traditional” infrastructure projects like highways, roads and bridges. When exactly the proposal will be introduced is unclear, but its contents will continue to develop this week.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
White House Infrastructure Meeting. President Biden continued his push to gain support from lawmakers for his infrastructure proposal. Yesterday, he held the second in a series of meetings on the plan, this time with lawmakers that previously served as state or local government officials.