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Republicans double down on protecting wealthy tax cheats at the expense of nation's infrastructure

Senate Republicans are dead set on making sure that the rich people who they’ve been helping to avoid pay their taxes continue to have the privilege of cheating the rest of us. It would appear …

Fri Jul 16, 2021

The bipartisan Senate group on infrastructure doesn't agree on whether it has agreement

A bipartisan group of 10 senators announced a broad, if somewhat vague agreement on infrastructure Thursday afternoon, triggering a group of Democrats to warn that they wouldn’t allow a goal of …

Fri Jun 11, 2021

McConnell's delaying tactics on infrastructure wear thin with Democrats who aren't Manchin or Sinema

President Joe Biden is pursuing “multiple paths forward” on infrastructure, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday. That means a lot of congressional Democrats …

Thu Jun 10, 2021

McConnell already poisoning the next round of bipartisan talks on infrastructure

One set of pointless negotiations allowing Republicans to drag their feet on infrastructure is finally over, but a new one is beginning. President Joe Biden finally pulled the plug on talks with West …

Wed Jun 9, 2021

Biden offers major concession on taxes to get Republicans to move on infrastructure

President Joe Biden met, again, with Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Wednesday to discuss infrastructure and once again there was no breakthrough on the Republican side, but yet another …

Thu Jun 3, 2021

Biden team giving Republicans yet another chance to meet yet another infrastructure deadline

Remember that Memorial Day deadline President Biden gave Senate Republicans for coming up with an infrastructure plan that was real and not ridiculous? And how they kept failing, only to be granted …

Wed Jun 2, 2021

Senate Republicans refuse to take their job seriously, offer another ridiculous infrastructure plan

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: The Republican Senate infrastructure counteroffer is here, and it’s basically what they were already offering but spiffed up with a logo. …

Thu May 27, 2021

There is no GOP infrastructure plan. There won't be a GOP infrastructure plan. It's time to move on

When Sen. Mitch McConnell says he is “100 percent” focused “on stopping” any initiative from President Joe Biden, he should be believed. When he says that he’s got his …

Fri May 21, 2021

Senate Republicans fail to deliver infrastructure plan assignment, again

You will no doubt be shocked to learn that the Senate Republicans, given an assignment last week from President Joe Biden to come up with a solid response to his infrastructure plan, failed to meet …

Thu May 20, 2021

Biden gives GOP a shock, tells them they have to actually make policy to stay in the game

It was all happy talk from both the White House and Senate Republicans coming out of Thursday’s infrastructure meeting, with President Biden stressing that everyone was working in “good …

Mon May 17, 2021

As White House reaches out, Republicans seem determined to kill Biden's jobs plan one way or another

Senate Republicans are reportedly weighing “going bigger" on President Joe Biden’s jobs and infrastructure plan as the White House works to shepherd the plan through Congress, …

Tue May 11, 2021

Biden to meet with Republicans on infrastructure, giving them another opportunity to be grown-ups

President Joe Biden is playing nice with Republicans at the moment on infrastructure, the next big White House plan for saving the nation. But he’s serious about getting this done, with or …

Mon May 10, 2021