Biden Pulls Plug on Infrastructure Talks with Capito


In her own statement, Ms. Capito said it had been Mr. Biden who had been unwilling to compromise.
President Biden on Tuesday ended a weeks-long effort to reach a deal with Senate Republicans on an expansive infrastructure plan, cutting off negotiations that had failed to persuade them to embrace his bid to pour $1 trillion into the nation’s aging public works system and safety-net programs. It was a major setback to Mr. Biden’s effort to attract Republican support for his top domestic priority, which had always faced long odds over the size, scope, and financing of the package. Most Republicans have made it clear they are willing to spend only a fraction of what Democrats want on a much narrower initiative, and balked at any tax increases to pay for it. #infrastructure #biden #capito #plug #deal #effort #president #talk #reach #pull #republicans #senate #cutting
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