WASHINGTON – With a summer target approaching to pass an infrastructure deal with Republicans, President Joe Biden faces a dilemma over the most ambitious parts of a proposal he’s said would rival construction of the interstate highway system and the space race.
Does he keep pushing the progressive agenda he campaigned on with a package that addresses “social infrastructure” such as caregiving, housing and climate change, or promote bipartisanship by working with Republicans on a much narrower bill focused on roads, bridges and railways?
Republicans have made it clear they won’t support any elements that go beyond physical infrastructure, something that remains a critical point of disagreement months into negotiations and as the White House signals it wants a deal soon
“We want to focus on actual infrastructure – the platforms and services that move people, goods and services through our economy,” said Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on Thursday. “That’s what people understand to be infrastructure, and we can reach an agreement if we focus on those items.”
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