It is true that the president said that he would like to see a bipartisan bill. We all agree with that statement, but it is not a limitation of his vision, Pelosi stated. I will not bring it to the floor until we have all the information.Portman responded that Pelosi's remarks were completely contrary to President Biden's commitments and incompatible with the bipartisan agreement. He also warned that we might end up with nothing if Pelosi gets her way.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has presented a two-track strategy to pass a bipartisan social infrastructure package and a package for spending on social services. This package is expected to be passed with only Democratic support. The package's social spending component includes key Democratic policies that address issues like climate change and Medicare.Schumer stated last week that he will pass the bipartisan package as well as a budget blueprint for $3.5 trillion before the Senate departs for August recess. A vote was held Wednesday by the New York Democrat to start the process of passing a bipartisan bill on infrastructure. However, all 50 Senate Republicans voted against it.A group of eleven Senate Republicans wrote Schumer last week stating that they would vote to move the bill forward, pending final negotiations and a score from Congressional Budget Office. Senator Pat Toomey (Republican from Pennsylvania), the top Republican in the Senate Banking Committee said that he would vote for the bipartisan bill to be advanced "if it's reasonable" and "fits within the parameters that are sensible to me."The White House and bipartisan group reached an agreement on a framework last month. However, it has been more difficult to translate it into legislative text. Senate negotiators are still negotiating the details of the bipartisan package. It would include almost $600 billion in new spending. Portman stated Sunday that while the group is 90% of the way to its goal, transit remains a problem. The agreement was expected to be finalized by the negotiators on Sunday.According to a Democratic source, there are still many outstanding issues that need to be addressed in bipartisan talks. According to the source, there is still no agreement between the groups on bridges, highways, water funding, broadband, and using unused coronavirus relief money for a payment.Senator Mark Warner (D. Virginia), is part of the bipartisan team. He stated on Fox News Sunday that the group has reached the final few items and had predicted the passage of legislative text Monday afternoon.
