Senators say a deal with the White House is in hand on infrastructure

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A group of bipartisan senators said Wednesday evening that they had agreed with the White House on a framework for an infrastructure package and will brief President Joe Biden in person Thursday on the details.

“I’m optimistic that we’ve had a breakthrough," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) after the latest in a series of huddles with White House aides.

According to several of the lawmakers involved in the negotiations, the agreement follows the same rough contours of an earlier framework released by the group, which contained $579 billion in new spending, was narrowly focused on physical infrastructure and was envisioned to be paid for by a wide variety of funding sources.

"We came to an agreement on the plan that we have, and it's just a matter of trying to wrap it up tomorrow," said Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/congressional-negotiators-and-white-house-agree-on-infrastructure-framework/ar-AALmOHr

Sounds rather underwhelming.

[underpants]

1. Still needs 60. Mitch will try to shut everything down.

He doesn’t want Biden to have any accomplishments to run on. Joe already has the vaccine rollout which itself is huge.

[forthemiddle]

3. I tend to disagree

Weren’t there 11 Republicans in this group?
He will let this go through, and wear it as a badge of honor when Democrats complain about a lack of bipartisanship. Republicans love infrastructure bills.
He knows the only thing keeping the filibuster in place is Manchin. He will throw this bone to Manchin as a sign of “good will”. Besides if it goes through with little or no tax hikes, all the better.

[underpants]

5. Okay. We'll see. I hope you are right.

[Blaukraut]

6. He'll extract a promise from Manchin to vote against a larger bill via reconciliation

in exchange for 10 republican votes. That way, Biden will have gone from asking for a 2T bill to having to accept one that's only about a quarter of what he wanted. The base will be pissed.

[spanone]

2. mcconnell would rather die than give President Joe Biden a win.

[Xoan]

4. Just say No ...

Joe.

[aocommunalpunch]

7. Sounds like Manchin is getting the help he requested from the billionaires.

"Snap to, you Republican shits!"

[Bev54]

8. Sorry I am not buying it, just more republican BS

Been stung too many times.