Posted on 04/15/2021 3:04:15 AM PDT by cotton1706
Several moderate Senate Republicans are discussing a potential counteroffer to President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, which they consider to be too big and containing too many provisions unrelated to traditional infrastructure projects, such as highways, bridges and trains.
But Mr. Biden seems unwilling to lower his ambitions and has argued that the modern definition of infrastructure should include things like child care and electric vehicles. The president also appears set on raising the corporate tax rate to pay for his infrastructure bill, which has been met with stiff resistance by Republicans.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, said in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday that the "sweet spot" for an infrastructure proposal would be between $600 and $800 billion and would focus on "roads, bridges, ports, airports including broadband into that, [and] water infrastructure."
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I thought Obama fixed the bridges.
Who made off with the local airport?
“Moderate” Republicans are assistant Democrats.
This “infrastructure” BS is pure Swamp scum.
This government is broke and broken and the economy is ruined. This doesn’t stop $Trillions being printed as fast as possible and simply putting debt on the books.
Infrastructure now means so many things. It is Blanket term used to reward Xidens friends and punish enemies. According to a New York Times analysis, only $115 billion of Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure bill will go to roads and bridges.
Exactly how are all the Chinese goods getting to Walmart and Amazon if the ports aren’t up to snuff?
Two bad cops trying to play Good Cop/Bad Cop.
I think I've seen this movie before - Dems advance GRAFT bill, Repubs propose GRAFT LITE
Rats are domestic terrorists (and foreign usurpers on foreign payrolls, in most cases). Never negotiate with terrorists.
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