WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Shelley Capito said on Tuesday that Republicans plan to unveil on Thursday a new counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion infrastructure proposal.
Her Republican colleague Senator Roger Wicker told reporters the new plan would be in line with parameters Biden has suggested, following a meeting of the group of Senate Republicans playing a key role in the negotiations.
Republicans rejected a White House move last week that pared down Biden’s proposal to $1.7 trillion from an original $2.25 trillion. Instead, Senate Republicans have proposed a $568 billion plan that the White House has rejected as inadequate.
(Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Scott Malone and Will Dunham)
