Biden Meets Senate Republicans in Bid for Infrastructure Package

AP Photo/Evan Vucci

AP Photo/Evan Vucci

 

We ran the numbers: There are 3044 news articles covering this topic. 49% (1482) are left leaning, 37% (1129) are center, and 14% (433) are right leaning.

On Thursday, negotiations intensified over a potentially bipartisan infrastructure package, as President Biden and a group of Republican senators agreed to talk again early next week. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden said he had a “very, very good meeting” with a group of senior Republicans senators, right-leaning articles highlight that GOP senators exited the meeting “encouraged” about their discussions with the president.

A left-leaning article by CNBC highlights that Biden said he had a “very, very good meeting” with a group of senior Republicans senators. The article notes there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic that Biden can reach an agreement with Republicans on some proposals.

A centrist article by AP News highlights that GOP senators exited the meeting “encouraged” about their discussions with the president. Biden also emerged upbeat and is intent on at least trying to strike a deal with Republicans.

 A right-leaning article by The Washington Examiner highlights that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said there is a “great chance” Republicans and Democrats can reach an agreement on an infrastructure bill. McConnell also said he was firm with Democratic leaders on refusing to budge on tax increases.



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