Biden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms
Posted on AllSides June 2nd, 2021
From The Left
Deadline looming, President Joe Biden is set to meet with the top Senate Republican negotiator on infrastructure as the administration signals time is running out to strike a bipartisan deal on the White House’s big investment proposal and top legislative priority.
The president is looking forward to hosting West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the White House said ahead of the Wednesday afternoon session. The two will continue bipartisan negotiations. The administration’s deadline for a deal is now June. 7.
Privately, however, the president has sized up the GOP’s latest $928...