Top White House officials heading to Senate for infrastructure talks

[brooklynite]

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Source: Axios

White House officials are heading to Capitol Hill Tuesday for a briefing on the status and details of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure proposal — another sign that President Biden is serious about finding a compromise with Republican senators.

Driving the news: Biden's core negotiating team — including Louisa Terrell, the White House’s legislative affairs director, Steve Ricchetti, counselor to the president and Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council — are scheduled to meet with senators, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) indicated Monday evening that he and the so-called "Group of 20" were in contact with the White House about a variety of meetings and would try to advance the talks before the Senate leaves at the end of the week for their July 4 recess.

White House officials have indicated that Biden is encouraged by the talks, but stress that how to pay for the package remains a key sticking point.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/white-house-infrastructure-talks-senators-fd552465-f612-4433-a852-cc52ecddc598.html

[appleannie1]

1. More waste of time

Republicans don't care what the roads, bridges etc. in their own states look like. They only care about making sure Dems look like they can't get anything done and will vote against the bill no matter how many people try to persuade them to vote for it.

[mucifer]

2. or we will end up with a half assed crappy bill and they will brag about it. Still better

than what trump did when they had the chance which of course was NOTHING.

[flibbitygiblets]

3. *Locking*

Forum moderators' consensus that that the scheduled meeting is not important news of national interest. The outcome of the meeting will qualify.