Senators and Biden Aides Struggle to Save Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
A looming deadline and a last-minute need for a new revenue source are complicating a deal that was announced nearly a month ago.
President Biden urged Congress on Monday to act on his economic agenda. “We should be united on one thing: passage of the bipartisan infrastructure framework,” he said at the White House.Credit...Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times
July 19, 2021Updated 9:08 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators and the Biden administration tried on Monday to salvage a nearly $600 billion bipartisan agreement to invest in roads, water pipes and other physical infrastructure, after Republicans rejected a key component to pay for the plan and resisted Democratic plans for an initial procedural vote on Wednesday.