Bipartisan Senators Reach Deal on Infrastructure ‘Framework,’ to Meet Biden
A bipartisan senators’ group working on a major infrastructure package said Wednesday it had crafted a “framework” for a deal, and that members plan to meet President Joe Biden on Thursday for further discussion. Emerging from a meeting with top White House officials, lawmakers said talks had been productive but cautioned that unresolved issues remained. […]
A bipartisan senators’ group working on a major infrastructure package said Wednesday it had crafted a “framework” for a deal, and that members plan to meet President Joe Biden on Thursday for further discussion. Emerging from a meeting with top White House officials, lawmakers said talks had been productive but cautioned that unresolved issues remained. "We came to an agreement on a plan that we have and we're just going to try to wrap it up tomorrow," Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said after the meeting. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that the group “made progress towards an outline of a potential agreement.” “The president has invited the group to come to the White House tomorrow to discuss this in person,” Psaki added. The president, seeking to fuel economic growth and address income inequality after the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, initially proposed that about $2.3 trillion be ...
