sits. $928 billion presented by the republican. and it is not just how do you pay for this, but what money in the first place. democrats say this should be new money. republicans want to use what is already allocated but unspent money going forward. the two of them will be meeting behind closed doors. this is the president who viewed himself as the president of service. leo. everyone said they have negotiated in good faith, but only so far they can go along. what does she bring to the meeting or listening to what the president wants? she is bringing along
people think infrastructure, these are private sector owned and they re being targeted by foreign nationals that are operating withimpunity. so this is again the backdrop to some of what is being discussed at the white house today. not just meat processing plants, but the way that things move around the country. the president is about to meet with a key republican negotiator. and here is where things stand right now. you have the president looking for 1.7 trillion. republicans countered with $928 billion. they re looking at hospitals, child care, senior car. republicans want it more focused on traditional infrastructure like roads, bridges, et cetera. the redline when it comes to paying for it are user fees for
they need to close it down, soon. saying when congress returns to washington next week there has to be a clear direction about the path going forward. one of the real challenges is how it reacts. you talk about the pay there, how they pay for this, and the republicans are saying the money, the $928 billion should come from allocated but unspent money from the covid relief fund and the white house wants new moneys to be spent here nap is yet another divide. there are six republican negotiators and you talk to each of them individually and they all have different outlooks on what the end deal will look like if there is going to be an end deal. perhaps the most optimistic is
reporter: don t know if i have any answers but after weeks of negotiations they are trillion dollars apart and it could come down to the meeting between the president and optimistic senatoritoh, the president is looking forward and will continue negotiations with but yesterday president biden claimed razor thin margins and moderate democrats. effectively four votes in the house at a tie in the senate with two members of the senate who vote more than my republican friends. $928 billion plan focuses on traditional infrastructure where you see the president s $1.7 trillion plan expand infrastructure to include combating climate change, promoting green energy, early childhood education, meeting worker protection, eldercare
it s coming down to the wire now, as it always seems to, for a bipartisan deal on infrastructure. president biden s deadline set for monday when congress returns from recess. today the president is meeting with key republican senator shelley moore capito at the white house, the lead negotiator for the republicans working on this infrastructure deal. she along with other republicans unveiled a $928 billion counterproposal this week, a counterproposal that is about half of what biden originally put forward as what he would like to see. is there a deal to be had? joining me is democratic congressman tom malinowski of new jersey who sits on the transportation and infrastructure committee. thank you for being here. do you expect a deal to come out of this meeting between biden