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June 4, 2021 - 8:16 pm
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., leading Republican colleagues in a press conference on infrastructure. (Office of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Discussions on a federal infrastructure package will continue Monday after President Joe Biden spoke Friday to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., about an updated Republican offer.
Biden told Capito he appreciates the efforts of Senate Republicans, but the altered plan does not do enough to meet the Biden administration’s goals.
Capito is the lead Republican negotiator in infrastructure talks; she and colleagues put forward a $928 billion counteroffer to the White House’s American Jobs Plan last week. The White House has reduced its plan from nearly $2.3 trillion to $1.7 trillion.
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Senate Republicans came up to about $300 billion in new spending in their latest offer.
President Joe Biden talks from the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Friday, June 4, 2021. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo
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President Joe Biden rejected a slightly higher infrastructure offer from Senate Republicans on Friday, the latest setback for bipartisan talks.
In a phone call with the president, Republicans lead infrastructure negotiator Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia outlined a new plan with about $50 billion more in spending than the group’s last offer of $257 billion, according to the White House. It was Biden and Capito’s second meeting this week, and they agreed to speak again on Monday.
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The White House said the latest GOP offer does not meet President Biden's "objectives to grow the economy, tackle the climate crisis, and create new jobs."