Republicans Counter Bidenâs Infrastructure Plan
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Republican lawmakers unveiled a counterproposal on Thursday that includes a fraction of new spending on top of the expected reauthorization of current programs. President Biden will release his full $6 trillion budget proposal for the fiscal year 2022 on Friday.
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Senate Republicans Unveil $928 Billion Infrastructure Bill
Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal to counter President Bidenâs plan. Their plan involves unused coronavirus aid, and focuses on rebuilding roads and bridges.
âWe are looking at today as a $928 billion package over eight years. It sticks to the core infrastructure features that we talked to initially. Itâs a serious effort to try to reach a bipartisan agreement. The president said to me and us in February that he was really agnostic as to whether we passed
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