A bipartisan group of lawmakers is struggling to resolve a disagreement on public transit funding. Sen. Warner believes the bill could be finalized on Monday.
Senator Mark Warner said Sunday that he believes the bipartisan infrastructure deal will be ready Monday afternoon as lawmakers pushed to reach an agreement to advance the bill in a vote before the August recess. The Virginia Democrat, part of the bipartisan group of 22 senators working with the White House to negotiate a framework for the bill, told Fox News Sunday that the group is “down to the last couple of items.” Asked whether lawmakers could have the bill finalized by Monday, Warner said, “I believe we will.” After months of negotiation, the bill failed to advance in a 49-51 procedural vote on the Senate floor Wednesday. Senate Republicans uniformly voted to block the measure, refusing to approve a package that had not yet been finalized after lawmakers in the party pushed back against the “arbitrary deadline” set by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
