Biden-Capito call about infrastructure bill, promised on Monday, has not been scheduled

By John T. Bennett

Published June 7, 2021 5:53pm ET

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Biden-Capito call about infrastructure bill, promised on Monday, has not been scheduled — Trump will call on Congress to get behind a bipartisan infrastructure funding program during his first State of the Union address, and he needs Democrats to get on board with the plan, his legislative director said Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) | Andrew Harnik

A call penciled in for Monday between President Joe Biden and Senate Republicans’ lead negotiator on an infrastructure bill has not yet been scheduled, even as both sides say time is running out for a deal.

The White House and the office of that GOP senator, West Virginia’s Shelley Moore Capito, said Friday afternoon the duo intended to speak again Monday after a telephone conversation on Friday that did not produce any tangible steps toward a deal.

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