Biden Infrastructure Plan’s Chances Gain as GOP Preps Offer

Republicans to revise proposal for roads, transportation
Progressives anxious about implications for social spending

WATCH: President Joe Biden said he’s willing to compromise on his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal as he sat down with half a dozen Republican senators.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Erik Wasson

May 17, 2021 at 6:00 AM UTC

Updated on

May 17, 2021 at 11:59 AM UTC

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President Joe Biden’s prospects for passing a major infrastructure bill through Congress with bipartisan support -- seen unlikely in the wake of his Democrat-only pandemic-relief package in March -- are now rising, though disagreements over funding could still scupper a deal.

Senate Republicans are set to deliver a revised offer of a package that includes roads, public transportation and airports to the White House as early as Monday.