Chris Van Hollen: Democratic senator says his party should move on infrastructure without GOP: ‘We cannot just twiddle our thumbs’

Chris Van Hollen: Democratic senator says his party should move on infrastructure without GOP: ‘We cannot just twiddle our thumbs’

After several weeks of talks, including multiple meetings in the Oval Office, negotiations on a massive infrastructure plan with a group of Senate Republicans collapsed Tuesday, dealing a blow to President Joe Biden‘s attempts at bipartisanship.

Now, Van Hollen told CNN’s Erin Burnett on “OutFront,” his party should go it alone and pass a massive infrastructure plan with just Democratic votes.

“At the end of the day, if we can’t get the Republicans on board, we need to move forward,” the Maryland Democrat said. “And my view is that time has come.”

If Democrats are going to move alone, they’ll…

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