President of the United States Joe Biden ends infrastructure talks with a group of Republican senators on Tuesday amid differences about the size and structure of his proposed infrastructure spending plan. Senator Shelly Capito was leading the GOP senators’ group. According to an administration source who told Fox News, negotiations between the president and Capito’s group were friendly, and Biden left feeling as though the discussions ran their course and were in good faith.
President Biden ending negotiations today is disappointing, but cannot diminish the bipartisan work we’ve already accomplished.
My @EPWGOP colleagues and I will continue to build off of the bipartisan legislation we’ve already passed on true infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/kS9lhwMJ5A
— Shelley Moore Capito (@SenCapito) June 9, 2021
Negotiations broke down because the president wanted GOP leaders to present a more important number for infrastructure investments and because Biden felt their plan to pay for a projected $1 trillion package lacked specifies. The democratic president informed Capito today that the recent offer from her group didn’t meet the critical needs of the nation to reestablish bridges and roads, prepare the nation for a clean energy future, and create jobs, Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary stated.
Psaki further adds that Biden offered his gratitude to her influential efforts and good faith conversations but voiced his disappointment that, while he agreed to cut his plan by over $1 trillion, the GOP group enlarged their projected new investments by just $150 billion. With discussions with the group of Capito effectively dead, the president shifted his efforts toward talks with a bipartisan group of twenty senators. Biden and topmost Cabinet members will continue negotiations with the group on infrastructure during the upcoming trip of the president to Europe.
GOP Lawmakers Offered a $928 billion Infrastructure Proposal
The representatives of the Republican party offered a $298 billion infrastructure proposal that included approximately $330 billion in new spending on related projects. The U.S. president proposed a $1.7 trillion spending plan backed by tax increases as his pay for, rather than many practical options that would not be harmful to families, individuals, and small businesses, according to the statement of Capito.
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She added that while she appreciates the willingness of the president to devote considerable time and effort to these talks, he finally chooses not to accept the very strong and targeted infrastructure package, but discussions end. Furthermore, the government official said the president thinks highly of Senator Capito and would welcome her to take part in talks with the bilateral senators’ group in the coming days.
President Biden already engaged with top members of the group, including Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Senator Bill Cassidy, and Senator Joe Machin, to save a bipartisan compromise. Moreover, the group of GOP senators expected to present its own proposal in the coming days. Psaki stated that Biden committed to moving his economic legislation through 2021 summer and is pursuing several paths to get this done.
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