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GOP skepticism looms over bipartisan spending deal
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U S debt limit reinstated without clear plan to avoid potential default
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Most notably, Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell, Washington Democrat, threatened to derail the deal over broadband internet funding. She raised concerns that the deal steered too much money to rural areas over urban communities.
“They need to do more on affordability,” said Mrs. Cantwell, pushing for a focus on underserved urban communities rather than “rural issues.”
Authors of the deal say the flare-up is the result of outdated or inaccurate versions of the legislation circulating among lawmakers.
“There are different versions of the language that apparently are floating out there, none of them are accurate,” said Sen. Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican who was instrumental in hammering out the deal. “The only accurate one is ours.”
GOP sees debt ceiling as its leverage against Biden
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GOP Senators Torpedo Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal They Endorsed
Senate Republicans used the filibuster rule on Wednesday to block consideration of a bipartisan infrastructure deal â weeks after several of them endorsed the $579 billion package.
Every member of the Democratic Senate majority backed beginning consideration of H.R. 3684, a procedural step needed to debate and pass the bipartisan framework, but because Senate rules require a three-fifths supermajority for this type of legislation, the Republican minority was able to block it.
President Joe Biden proposed a $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan in March, asking Congress to improve the nation s transportation, water systems, broadband, clean energy, climate change, and caregiving infrastructure.