Morning Brief: GOP support wavers for bipartisan infrastructure deal

July 13, 2021
Support from a core group of Senate Republicans is wavering for the bipartisan infrastructure deal that President Joe Biden reached last month, highlighting the delicate political path the agreement faces as some progressive Democrats are also charging it has insufficient climate investments. Biden directly negotiated the infrastructure “framework” with 10 senators, comprised of five Republicans and five Democrats. According to new reports, those core GOP senators -- Mitt Romney (UT), Lisa Murkowski (AK), Susan Collins (ME), Bill Cassidy (LA) and...


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