President Joe Biden on Tuesday ended negotiations to reach an agreement on an infrastructure package with a group of Republican senators after the two sides failed to agree on a price tag.
June 8 (UPI) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ended negotiations to reach an agreement on an infrastructure package with a group of Republican senators after the two sides failed to agree on a price tag. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W. Va., who led Republicans in the negotiations, said she received a phone call from Biden on Tuesday about the infrastructure talks. “I spoke with the president this afternoon, and he ended our infrastructure negotiations,” she said in a statement. “Throughout our negotiations, we engaged respectfully, fully and very candidly — delivering several serious counteroffers that each represented the largest infrastructure investment Republicans have put forth.
