A $1.2 trillion infrastructure proposal developed by a bipartisan group of 10 senators doesn’t include a roll back of the 2017 tax law or a gas tax increase, according to Sen. Susan Collins. Collins (R-Maine) suggested Sunday that a “targeted” infrastructure plan could be paid for by three different options: an infrastructure financing authority, re-purposing already […]
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Senate Democrats, Republicans Prepare to Sell Nearly $1 Trillion Infrastructure Deal to White House
Congressional lawmakers are set to return to the Capitol on Monday facing a pivotal week for the future of infrastructure reform, as bipartisan negotiations continue and work proceeds to advance a flurry of bills to improve the nation’s roads, bridges, pipes, ports and Internet connections. At the center of the debate is an infrastructure compromise […]
Read MoreFor Infrastructure Deal, Biden Eyes ‘Multiple Paths Forward’
Washington (AP) — President Joe Biden is pursuing “multiple paths forward” as he looks to muscle his big infrastructure package through Congress — dialing up lawmakers from both parties in search of a bipartisan deal while imploring Democrats to be ready to go it alone if necessary. It’s an approach that shows the political perils […]
Read MoreHouse panel advances $547 billion surface transportation bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced, 38-26, a five-year, $547 billion surface transportation bill largely along party lines early Thursday morning. Two Republicans, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico, supported the bill. Members had submitted a whopping 229 amendments to the sweeping legislation, which was threaded with provisions aimed at fighting climate change and supporting […]
Read MoreDeal or no deal? Confusion rules Senate infrastructure talks
Senators painted a confusing picture on the status of infrastructure talks as they left D.C. for the weekend, with some claiming major progress and others skeptical a deal is in hand. Late Thursday afternoon, the group released a statement trying to clear up the confusion. But it omitted the total cost of the deal and […]
Read MoreBipartisan House caucus offers alternative infrastructure plan after Senate GOP talks collapse
The 58-member bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus has put together a $1.25 trillion infrastructure spending framework, including $761.8 billion in new spending over eight years, to help salvage faltering bipartisan negotiations. The caucus’s proposal comes as President Joe Biden ended his negotiations with a group of Senate Republicans led by West Virginia’s Shelley Moore Capito. That […]
Read MoreHouse moderates unveil $1.25T infrastructure plan
A bipartisan group of House moderates on Wednesday unveiled an eight-year, $1.25 trillion infrastructure plan designed to help break the months-long impasse over President Biden’s top domestic legislative priority. The framework offered by the 58-member Problem Solvers Caucus calls for more than $959 billion for traditional infrastructure, including highways, bridges, rail, airports and waterways; $25 billion of that […]
Read MoreWith infrastructure talks in overtime, Democrats move to keep government funding on track
House Democrats are deploying a crunch-time plan to move forward on the coming year’s budget while still giving President Joe Biden more room to negotiate on infrastructure. Budget Chair John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) plans to introduce a measure within the next week or so that sets forth about $1.5 trillion in government funding for fiscal year 2022 — […]
Read MoreLawmakers Set Stage for Infrastructure Push
Democrats are beginning to lay the legislative groundwork for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure priorities, flagging their must-haves as the final package is hashed out. The bills Democrats have introduced in recent weeks would expand the low-income housing credit and streamline clean energy incentives. The proposals are seen as negotiating tools, as Biden and his administration […]
Read MoreBiden rebuffs Democrats on big health changes in infrastructure plan
Democratic lawmakers waited for weeks to see how hard President Joe Biden would push for big health care changes in the next portion of the sweeping infrastructure package. The answer is leaving many frustrated. The American Families Plan that Biden is set to roll out in a joint address to Congress Wednesday night contains just […]
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