Negotiations between the White House and a group of Republican senators over a bipartisan infrastructure bill have collapsed due to deep disagreements over the definition of infrastructure and how much money should be allocated to it.
President Joe Biden spoke with her on the phone, and she said: "During our negotiations, we have engaged respectfully, fully, and very frankly — and have introduced several serious countermeasures that each represented the largest An investment in infrastructure made by the Republicans.”
The announcement marks the end of more than a month of intense negotiations between Republican senators, the president and their staff, and with no big deal in sight, Biden reached out Tuesday to three senators who are part of a bipartisan group quietly working on an infrastructure plan. backup.
Biden also called on two centrist Democrats, Kirsten Senema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement that the president urged them to continue their work with other Democrats and Republicans to develop a bipartisan proposal he hopes will be more responsive to the needs of Urgent infrastructure in the country.
While it's unclear what that final plan will contain, it could cost just under $900 billion, according to reports. The price would be roughly half of Biden's latest $1.7 trillion offer to the Republican Party.
In addition to his calls with Senators from the Center, he also spoke with Schumer and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
In each of these calls, Biden effectively gave the two Democratic leaders the green light to move forward with independent infrastructure legislation that could pass the Senate by a simple majority, a process known as the budget compromise, the White House secretary said.
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