Biden Will ‘Change Course’ If Bipartisan Talks on Infrastructure Bill Stall: White House Adviser

Biden Will ‘Change Course’ If Bipartisan Talks on Infrastructure Bill Stall: White House Adviser
President Joe Biden takes questions from reporters in the State Dining Room of the White House on May 5, 2021. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
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President Joe Biden intends to “change course” if the current approach of bipartisan talks with Republicans toward achieving an infrastructure package stalls, White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond said on May 23.

The Biden administration is endeavoring to convince Republicans to accept their scope of what an infrastructure package should include, while proposing a $1.7 trillion measure—scaled down from the original $2.3 trillion proposal—in an effort to counter the Republican offer of a $568 billion package.