White House Counters with $1.7 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal
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On Friday, White House officials are presenting a $1.7 trillion counterproposal to Republicans in pursuit of a bipartisan deal on infrastructure. While left-leaning articles highlight that negotiations between President Biden and Senate republicans reached a new political impasse, right-leaning articles highlight that Republicans are not willing to compromise on Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan unless the White House settles on a target without revisiting the 2017 tax bill.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that negotiations between President Biden and Senate republicans reached a new political impasse, as the White House’s counteroffer left many of its most controversial spending and tax provisions intact. The White House made it clear it still expects any bipartisan deal to include the sort of new investments in childcare and education that GOP lawmakers do not support.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that the offer is still far above a price tag offered by Republicans, but still reduces the price tag of Biden’s infrastructure proposal by $550 billion. The White House is offering to reduce funding for broadband expansion to $65 billion.
A right-leaning article by Fox Business highlights that Republicans are not willing to compromise on Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan unless the White House settles on a target without revisiting the 2017 tax bill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the 2017 tax reform bill was the “single most important thing” that helped the country over the past 4 years.
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Republicans balk at the White House’s slimmed-down $1.7 trillion infrastructure offer
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