A bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators said on Thursday they had reached agreement on a framework for a proposed infrastructure bill that would not include any tax increases.
Republicans see progress in bipartisan U.S. infrastructure talks netscape.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from netscape.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bipartisan group of U.S. senators says has deal on infrastructure framework
By David Morgan and Susan Cornwell
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators said on Thursday they had reached agreement on a framework for a proposed infrastructure bill that would not include any tax increases.
In a statement, the group of five Republicans and five Democrats said they were discussing their approach with their colleagues and the Biden White House, and were optimistic about getting broad support. Our group . has worked in good faith and reached a bipartisan agreement on a realistic, compromise framework to modernize our nation s infrastructure and energy technologies, the statement said. This investment would be fully paid for and not include tax increases.
Representative Peter DeFazio said his infrastructure legislation is a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to move our transportation planning out of the 1950s and toward our clean energy future."
Sen. Joe Manchin
CHARLESTON – Earlier this year, as Joe Biden became president, another Democrat was being touted as the most powerful man in Washington.
Six months later, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is living up to that moniker.
As perhaps the most moderate and centrist of the 50 Democrats in the U.S. Senate, Manchin’s decision could be the determining factor in a number of key votes in the coming months. Roberts
In these bipartisan times, a perfect example is the vote to eliminate the legislative filibuster – whether the debate centers on a commission to investigate the January 6 incident at the U.S. Capitol, Biden’s infrastructure package or even the Democrats’ election reform law.