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Why is the GOP even negotiating? Dems say they will pay trillions anyway

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Some Republicans in Washington never seem to learn. At least 10 Republican senators say they have a deal with Democrats to do a smaller infrastructure …
Some Republicans in Washington never seem to learn. At least 10 Republican senators say they have a deal with Democrats to do a smaller infrastructure bill than the one Joe Biden wants. That’s enough votes so that Democrats can pass the smaller plan through the Senate without using the budget-reconciliation process. There are three problems with the deal on the infrastructure bill: there’s no bill, there’s no deal, and it’s not about infrastructure. Democrats brought up a motion Wednesday to begin debate on the bill. All 50 Senate Republicans, even the people who back the deal, voted no. Why? Because the bill hasn’t been written yet. Nobody has even agreed on what will be in it.

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