GOP senator says Republicans will have infrastructure counteroffer by the end of week

[left-of-center2012]

Republican senators may unveil their counteroffer to President Biden's infrastructure proposal by the end of this week, Senator Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday, while the president continues to solicit bipartisan opinions on the massive package.

Republicans have concerns about Mr. Biden's $2 trillion proposal, arguing that it contains too many provisions that are unrelated to traditional forms of infrastructure, such as funding for home care for the elderly and disabled and electric cars. Republicans are also balking at Mr. Biden's proposed method of paying for the package — a corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, as well as a new global minimum tax for multinational corporations.

Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, told reporters at the Capitol that Republicans would present their counter-proposal within "several days" and "hopefully by the end of the week." She said that "lines of communications are open" between Republican senators, and that she and a group of ten other Republicans would likely "settle on a conceptual sort of idea" for their proposal.

The Republican plan will be focused on toplines, Senator Capito said, but would not necessarily be detailed.
(So the GOP will put forward a plan ...without the details?)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-republican-infrastructure-counteroffer/?ftag=CNM-00-10aag7e

[RockRaven]

1. Yeah, we'll have a plan by the end of the week... Without any details... *wanking gesture*

[hauckeye]

2. It's coming out with their healthcare plan

[Midnight Writer]

3. That's a lot of pressure. They usually announce their no-plan will come out in two weeks.

[Buns_of_Fire]

4. I would look for it in about... oh... two weeks.

And apparently their counteroffer will consist mostly of "Make Infrastructure Great Again".

[patphil]

5. Trump used to say things like that every week.

All mouth, no substance.
I'll believe it when I see it.

[Botany]

6. A plan w/out details is not a plan.

"it contains too many provisions that are unrelated to traditional forms of infrastructure" Taking care of
America's people is taking care of America's infrastructure. Republicans are not against Joe's infrastructure
because they think it will not work but because they know it will work.

[Yonnie3]

7. "conceptual sort of idea" is not a plan n/t

[BlueNProud]

8. Their plan - build statues of Dump in every state.

[JustAnotherGen]

9. We had 208 weeks of Infrastructure Week

When Biden's predecessor was in office . . .

And they don't have a plan?

Idiots

[Happy Hoosier]

10. 5 rolls of duct tape and 20 card board boxes. NT

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Just like they were going to replace Obamacare with something awesome.

[struggle4progress]

12. "Fix roads and bridges in gated communities! They'll trickle down!"

[BGBD]

15. .

[jcgoldie]

13. Yeah right

Coming alongside Trump's health care plan...

[jmowreader]

14. Whatever it is, it'll be at least half tax cuts

Because that's how the Republicans work.

The GOP: "We will give the private sector a massive tax cut, which will encourage them to build roads and bridges in their communities."

The private sector: "It's the government's responsibility to build roads and bridges. We're not going to become a private government."

[gratuitous]

16. They may have a counteroffer

Wowsers. Let me siddown. Whoof! Gotta catch my breath. That there is a blockbuster of an announcement.