Biden Administration Extends Deadline to Get ‘Infrastructure’ Deal with Republicans
Kyle Olson 1 Jun 2021
The Biden administration extended its self-imposed deadline to get an “infrastructure” deal with Republicans that may signal trouble for the package.
In interviews, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg created a deadline of Memorial Day to have a bipartisan agreement on a sweeping plan that redefined traditional infrastructure to include such things as healthcare and electric vehicles.
“We know that this is entering a legislative process where we’re going to be hearing from both sides of the aisle, and I think you’ll find the president’s got a very open mind. But time is of the essence,” Buttgieg said in April.
“So we’ll look at these ideas on how to pay for it. We’ll look at ideas on where the investments ought to be, too. But the president is hoping for major progress from Congress before Memorial Day,” he said.
“And we can’t allow this thing to just keep dragging on, because the need is there today.”
As Memorial Day approached and no deal was in sight, Buttigieg pushed out the deadline by a week.
“By the time that they return, which is June 7 just a week from tomorrow, we need a clear direction,” Buttigieg told CNN on Sunday, according to CNBC.
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