South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham says bipartisan infrastructure deal is there for taking – By Bloomberg News (Trib Live) / June 20 2021
WASHINGTON — A senior Republican senator said a $579 billion bipartisan accord on infrastructure is on the table and he challenged President Joe Biden to decide whether he wants to pursue it.
South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham, who’s in a group of 21 senators from both parties who last week signed on to the framework of a plan to present to Biden, was among lawmakers seeking to set the stage for the next round of bargaining. Biden has said he’ll review the bipartisan proposal on Monday.
“I would just say this: President Biden, if you want an infrastructure deal with a trillion dollars it’s there for the taking — you just need to get involved,” Graham said on “Fox News Sunday.”
With the Senate and House nearing extended July 4 recesses, talks are down to the wire on a possible compromise authorizing a big boost for roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure, even as Senate Democrats pursue a second track for a Democrat-only bill that could entail vast expansions of other social spending Biden has put forth.
