Biden Bipartisan Lawmakers Meet on Infrastructure Push
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On Monday, President Joe Biden met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers in hopes of getting both Democrats and Republicans to agree on an ambitious jobs and infrastructure package. While left-leaning articles highlight that so far, no Republican member of Congress has endorsed Biden’s plan, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden’s infrastructure plan is bloated and unfocused, although well-intended.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Biden met for over an hour with a group of Republican and Democratic senators and House members who were once mayors and governors, but so far, no Republican member of Congress has endorsed Biden’s plan. Representative Carlos Gimnez said that Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan also received no Republican votes.
Reuters published a centrist article reporting that Biden said he handpicked the group of former state and local leaders with experience as compromise seekers. The meeting included five Democrats and four Republicans, as they emerged from the meeting optimistic they could reach a deal but divided over how to fund it.
A right-leaning article by Deseret News highlights that Biden’s infrastructure plan is bloated and unfocused, although well-intended. The article suggests that infrastructure can be a bipartisan endeavor if Biden’s plan can be broken into pieces that build coalitions of legislators in support of common-sense solutions.
From the left
Biden tells bipartisan group of lawmakers he is ‘prepared to compromise’ on infrastructure
The Washington Post
From the center
Biden 'prepared to compromise' on infrastructure, wants Republican proposal by May
Reuters