Republicans Promise Counteroffer as Infrastructure Talks Falter President Biden and Democrats are facing difficult decisions about how to move their infrastructure plan through Congress as bipartisan momentum flags. President Biden’s plan would increase the scope of the child care industry.Credit...Kirsten Luce for The New York Times May 25, 2021, 8:20 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — With bipartisan negotiations faltering, President Biden and Senate Democrats are facing difficult decisions about how to salvage their hopes of enacting a major new infrastructure package this year, and waning time to decide whether to continue pursuing compromise with Republicans or try to act on their own.