Senate Republicans are already walking away from the infrastructure deal Friday over its expense, as President Joe Biden ties the measure to a separate reconciliation tactic full of far-left items.
"GOP senators are also concerned that they may get tied to the larger reconciliation package if they give Democratic moderates political cover by joining with them to pass the bipartisan infrastructure proposal," the Hill reported.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday Biden's strategy of passing a bipartisan deal tied to a reconciliation package, which is filibuster immune, puts Senators, "Who were optimistic about doing a bipartisan infrastructure bill, in the position of our Democratic friends having to guarantee that the 2017 tax bill is unwound."
Sen. Rand Paul also expressed concern over the bill's expense and how to pay for it, which he said could be generated from the savings of shifting resources home from Afghanistan.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi backed up Wyden's assurances Thursday by saying "There will be no infrastructure bill unless we have a reconciliation bill."
The plan details $579 billion in total new spending with $312 billion for transportation, and $266 billion for other traditional infrastructure items.
Public private partnership, private activity bonds, direct pay bonds, and asset recycling for infrastructure investment.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/25/senate-republicans-infrastructure/
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