Countering Biden, GOP pitches $568B for infrastructure
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO, Associated Press
Published: April 22, 2021, 2:17pm
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, second right, speaks with, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., right, as Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, left, arrives for a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Washington. (Oliver Contreras/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)Photo Gallery
WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag and a narrower definition of infrastructure than what President Joe Biden has proposed, highlighting the stark differences between the two sides that will be difficult to bridge in the coming months.
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