Bipartisan senators reach tentative framework on infrastructure deal

A bipartisan group of senators reached a tentative framework on an infrastructure deal Wednesday ahead of a crucial meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House.

Biden’s top aides met with senators for back-to-back meetings on Capitol Hill and later huddled with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as the president reaches for a signature domestic achievement with his sweeping $4 trillion infrastructure plans.

We’re very excited about the prospect of a bipartisan agreement, Pelosi said.

The group had been narrowing on a much smaller but still sizable USD 1 trillion proposal of road, highway and other traditional infrastructure projects. They have struggled over how to pay for an estimated USD 579 billion in new spending.