The Hill characterizes infrastructure discussions between Senate Republicans and the White House as being "on life support," with the sides far apart on the appropriation amount and how to fund it.
Senate Democrats say Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), the lead Republican negotiator, has another two weeks—maybe three at the most—to show significant progress before Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) starts moving ahead without GOP support.
Capito and White House officials acknowledge they’re not close to a deal, The Hill reports.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNN on Monday “there is still a lot of daylight between us,” while adding that the administration wants to keep the talks going.
The White House says it is now up to Republicans to make a counterproposal to the offer administration officials laid out last week when they reduced Biden's initial $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal to $1.7 trillion by slashing some investments and proposing that certain programs be pursued in other legislative talks.
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Source: The Hill
