“I think there’s ways to do that. Hopefully it won’t be smoke and mirrors. Bottom line, this is probably the toughest part about this from my perspective, is how you get a pay-for,” he said, referring to finding a way to offset the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars in new infrastructure spending without raising taxes.
Many Democrats, including Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden
Jayapal argues the more time spent on bipartisan negotiations means the longer Congress will go without passing a significant infrastructure investment bill.
“Every day that is wasted trying to get Republicans on board is another day that people can’t go back to work because they don’t have child care; another day without investing in millions of good, union jobs, another day that we lose further ground on the climate crisis,” she said. “Further delays jeopardize momentum and allow Republicans to block progress for the American people with no end in sight.”
Biden plans to call lawmakers about developing infrastructure plans while he is in Europe for the G-7 summit this week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. Key aides will also meet with members of Congress in person.
The bipartisan efforts come as Democrats set the groundwork to pass pieces of Biden s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan on their own. Psaki said Biden spoke to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., about the need to work on a budget resolution which would give Democrats the chance to approve Biden s economic and tax policies on their own in the Senate.
The Democratic-led House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will also consider a five-year surface transportation funding bill on Wednesday. As the legislation moves forward, it could become a vehicle for some of the president s infrastructure priorities.
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is urging Democrats to abandon hope of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure and instead push through a deal without GOP support.
WASHINGTON After President Joe Biden and key Republican senators concluded negotiations over a federal infrastructure plan, a bipartisan caucus in the House has unveiled a $1.25 trillion framework, as lawmakers continue to hash out a spending plan for the nation s aging roads and bridges.
The House Problem Solvers Caucus unveiled a $1.25 trillion infrastructure proposal Wednesday, which includes over $760 billion in new spending combined with what the federal government usually spends on infrastructure, according to Roll Call.
The Problem Solvers Caucus proposal, labeled Building Bridges: A Bipartisan Physical Infrastructure Framework, includes $518 billion for highways, roads and safety, $64 billion for bridges, and $120 billion for Amtrak. It also includes $71 billion for the electric grid and $45 billion for broadband.