White House Tries to Walk Back Joe Biden Infrastructure Ultimatum
Charlie Spiering 26 Jun 2021
The White House on Friday attempted to walk back President Joe Biden’s ultimatum that he would reject his own bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal if it was not accompanied with another partisan budget reconciliation bill for entitlements.
The White House revealed that Biden spoke to Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-AZ) on Friday, a key negotiator for the deal, and asserted that he would sign the bill if passed.
“The President looks forward to signing both these bills,” the White House said in a readout of the call signaling support for both the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill and the American Families Plan.
Biden said Thursday he would not sign the bipartisan bill unless the American Families Plan, passed with a partisan Democrat vote through budget reconciliation, reached his desk at the same time.
“I control that. If they don’t come, I’m not signing it. Real simple,” Biden said when reporters asked how he planned to get both measures through Congress at the same time.
Biden said he would not only demand a deal with more entitlements but also additional tax hikes to pay for it.
That shocked Senate Republicans and even some moderate Democrats who negotiated with Biden.
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