Schumer took his bill with Sen. Todd Young
“By making these bold investments, will send a very strong message, if we can get this passed out of the Senate floor in the next couple of weeks which I believe we will, in addition to some other pieces of legislation also pertaining to China and countering China’s malign behavior,” Young told Fox Business last week.
But Republicans are still pushing for additional amendments to the legislation, after the Senate took a handful of votes last week.
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“As I was discussing with Senator Schumer this morning, for most Members, this 1,500-page substitute bill landed on their desks just a little bit earlier this week, so it is going to take a little time for us to understand and to digest the complexity and the ambitions, really, I should say, of this bill,” Sen. John Cornyn
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged Monday that there remains “a lot of daylight” between the White House and Republican senators in ongoing negotiations regarding a potential bipartisan agreement on infrastructure.
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The administration is under pressure to get something done given its deliberate focus on addressing racial inequality.
“Obviously, we are in close touch, and we certainly defer to the expectations of the key negotiators here. And I would note that Senator Booker has indicated that there s good energy to the talks. Senator Scott has said that ‘The key for us . is to keep making progress.’ And we certainly support those efforts,” White House Press secretary Jen Psaki
“The President talked about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in his joint session speech, put a marker down because he feels it s important to be bold, to be ambitious. And that s exactly what he feels we re hopefully working toward,” she added.