(NPR) Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With A Group Of Senate Republicans, Saying Their Plan Fell Short

Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With A Group Of Senate Republicans, Saying Their Plan Fell Short



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Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With Senate GOP Group, Saying Its Plan Fell Short







President Biden, left, makes a statement to the press as Sen. Shelley Capito, R-W.Va., listens during a meeting with a group of Republican senators to discuss the administration's infrastructure plan in May.



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Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With A Group Of Senate Republicans, Saying Their Plan Fell Short






A statement from White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the counterproposal on one of the president's chief domestic priorities did not "meet the essential needs of our country."