USA Today By Ledyard King and Joey Garrison
June 16, 2021
WASHINGTON – The White House and congressional Democrats are preparing to go it alone on a massive infrastructure package, saying they'll know by next week whether Republicans will join them or whether they'll fly solo on a bill modernizing the nation's transportation systems and addressing the threat of climate change.
Senate Republicans are "either going to choose to work together with us to get things done to supercharge our economy or they will choose the way of (GOP leader) Mitch McConnell, which has consistently been obstruction today, obstruction tomorrow, obstruction forever," House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters Tuesday. "And if they choose the obstruction pathway, then we are prepared to do what is necessary to get the American Jobs Plan over the finish line."
Jeffries spoke after a meeting with House Democrats and White House officials, including presidential counselor Steve Ricchetti, to discuss the path ahead on infrastructure amid what they see is a dwindling time frame for action.
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