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responsible. david? >> erielle reshef tonight. thank you. news involving president biden's infrastructure and job plans to repair roads, bridges and bring high speed internet to rural america. republicans argue it cost too much. tonight the white house offering a counterproposal bringing the price tag down. let's get to mary bruce. mary you're learning tonight the republican response to this. >> reporter: this is already getting a chilly reception from republicans. the counteroffer slashes the price tag of this infrastructure plan from $2.3 trillion down to $1.7 trillion. it cuts proposed spending on roads, bridges, broad band internet access. a white house press secretary telling me this is the art of seeking common ground, but they're still over $1 trillion apart. the president says he wants to see progress by memorial day, next weekend, that seems unlike will i. >> unlikely by the day.