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Moderate Republicans float counteroffer on infrastructure
News.yahoo.com ^ | 4/14/21 | Grace Segers

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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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections
These "power brokers" will be ignored. They'll then act shocked and then vote to the Democrat bill "to help out."
1 posted on 04/15/2021 3:04:15 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

I thought Obama fixed the bridges.


2 posted on 04/15/2021 3:08:42 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: cotton1706

Who made off with the local airport?


3 posted on 04/15/2021 3:11:13 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: cotton1706

“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.


4 posted on 04/15/2021 3:11:49 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: cotton1706

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.


5 posted on 04/15/2021 3:14:30 AM PDT by griswold3
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To: cotton1706

Exactly how are all the Chinese goods getting to Walmart and Amazon if the ports aren’t up to snuff?


6 posted on 04/15/2021 3:16:47 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: cotton1706

Two bad cops trying to play Good Cop/Bad Cop.


7 posted on 04/15/2021 3:16:59 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: cotton1706
What, again?

I think I've seen this movie before - Dems advance GRAFT bill, Repubs propose GRAFT LITE

8 posted on 04/15/2021 4:03:32 AM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: cotton1706

Rats are domestic terrorists (and foreign usurpers on foreign payrolls, in most cases). Never negotiate with terrorists.


9 posted on 04/15/2021 4:04:52 AM PDT by No_Mas_Obama
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