Sunday shows - Infrastructure, Jan. 6 commission dominate
By The Hill staff - 05/30/21 11:28 AM EDT
Infrastructure and a proposed commission to study the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 dominated the Sunday morning political talk shows, with multiple guests weighing in on the topics.
Senate Republicans last Thursday unveiled a $928 billion infrastructure proposal that includes $506 billion for roads, bridges and major projects and $98 billion for public transit systems. The latest offer is substantially more than the $568 billion infrastructure framework the group led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced in April, but it’s still far short of the $1.7 trillion counteroffer that White House officials came back with last week.
Senate Republicans on Friday then blocked legislation to form a commission to probe the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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