ToplineA bipartisan group of 22 senators backing a $953 billion infrastructure deal with the White House appears to be intact despite some Republicans in the group launching broadsides against a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill Democrats seek to pass alongside infrastructure. Rob Portman (R-OH), Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA). Biden indicated that a framework for an infrastructure bill is in place following the meeting. But the reconciliation bill only requires the votes of all 50 Senate Democrats, with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tiebreaker. The bipartisan group contains 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats.

Source: Forbes July 14, 2021 23:03 UTC