Senators are sprinting to finalize their bipartisan infrastructure deal with their scheduled August recess just over a week away.
Those involved in the negotiations spent …
Senators are sprinting to finalize their bipartisan infrastructure deal with their scheduled August recess just over a week away. Those involved in the negotiations spent the weekend trying to reach a deal as soon as Monday, but hit roadblocks over public transit funding and spending levels for highways, broadband and some other areas. “We’re about 90% of the way there,” Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman told ABC News’ “This Week” Sunday. “We have one issue outstanding… It’s about mass transit,” he added, noting that both sides have made concessions. Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner echoed Portman, saying that he was hopeful that a final compromise could be reached Monday. “A group of us, ten of us, five Democrats, five Republicans, have been working on this for the last couple months,” Warner said on “Fox News Sunday.” “This is the same group who actually put together the last COVID deal under President Trump.
