Schumer says Senate will move on Biden's infrastructure agenda in July
By Alexander Bolton - 05/25/21 03:25 PM EDT
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that his plan is for the upper chamber to move a major infrastructure spending bill through the Senate in July, whether the legislation is bipartisan or not.
When asked about what point he's willing to move ahead with the budget reconciliation process to pass President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, Schumer told reporters, “The bottom line is very simple, that it has always been our plan regardless of the vehicle to work on an infrastructure bill in July. And that’s our plan, to move forward in July.”
Infrastructure talks appeared to hit a wall last week when White House and Senate Republican negotiators revealed there is a $1.5 trillion gap between their ideal price tags for a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Things became worse Monday when GOP senators said the White House staff appeared to be reining in Biden from striking a bipartisan deal, which prompted White House press secretary Jen Psaki to push back Tuesday.
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