GOP Senators Ready $1T Infrastructure Counteroffer to Biden

By LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are reviving negotiations over President Joe Biden's sweeping investment plan.

On Tuesday, they prepared a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with COVID-19 relief money as a counteroffer to the White House ahead of a Memorial Day deadline toward a bipartisan deal.

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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said a week of progress was expected.

Talks over the infrastructure investment are at a crossroads as Biden reaches for a top legislative priority. The White House is assessing whether Biden can strike a deal with Republicans or whether he will go it alone with Democrats.