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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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