White House sees paths forward on infrastructure despite stalled negotiations

The Hill

BY BRETT SAMUELS
 June 7, 2021
 

The White House on Monday said it sees multiple paths forward to passing infrastructure legislation, even as talks have stalled between President Biden and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), the top Republican negotiator in the Senate.

Biden is expected to speak with Capito before leaving for Europe on Wednesday for a week, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. The two last spoke on Friday, after which the administration said Biden was underwhelmed by the senator's latest proposal.

"The time is not unlimited here … nor is the president's willingness to compromise," Psaki said at a briefing Monday. "He made clear that the proposal the offer put on the table didn’t meet his own bar. But we’re very open to where the discussion goes from here."

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