Biden also reiterated his call for new taxes to pay for much of his plan, the source said. It’s the latest sign of the major gulf between the two parties as they try to cut an infrastructure deal.
The offer made to Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia amounts to a reduction of the Biden administration’s $1.7 trillion proposal but a dramatic increase from the latest offer made by Republican senators. Capito and her group of fellow Senate Republicans have proposed a $928 billion infrastructure package, with $257 billion in new spending.
Republicans are considering making…
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