Senate Republicans demand a say in infrastructure legislation

Published April 11, 2021 10:00am ET



Senate Republicans are wary of posturing from President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats trying to get bipartisan support for the nearly $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal.

The initial plan released by the White House was a nonstarter for Republicans. The vast majority of the spending was not initiatives traditionally considered infrastructure such as roads and bridges, they said, and proposed corporate tax hikes made the entire package a no-go for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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