Infrastructure Read
The details of both plans are in flux, as lawmakers work to maneuver some, if not all, of President Biden’s economic agenda around the razor-thin margins in Congress.
As progressives balked at an emerging bipartisan deal, top Democrats said they hoped to move forward in July with a budget maneuver that would allow them to push through their own plan.
Pay up, Monopoly Men; freeloading isn't cool.
Five Democrats and five Republicans announced a plan that would be fully paid for, though they did not offer details. Many lawmakers remained skeptical that it would be approved.
A bipartisan infrastructure deal was never going to happen.
Many lawmakers remain skeptical that the compromise will be approved.
The chances of pushing climate legislation through Congress, a long shot from the beginning, now appear even more uncertain.
The so-called Problems Solvers Caucus, a group of 29 Democrats and 29 Republicans, put forward a plan for $761.8 billion in new spending, as part of a $1.2 trillion plan.
After weeks of failed efforts to bridge deep divides, the president pulled the plug, turning to a bipartisan group to try to salvage a chance at compromise.
Both President Biden and Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Republican of West Virginia, accused the other of being unwilling to compromise.
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