The White House said a “potential agreement” with bipartisan negotiators in Congress was within reach on an infrastructure investment package that is expected to top $1tn, in a breakthrough that could advance a core piece of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda.
After days of talks between senior Biden administration officials and a group of centrist Democratic and Republican senators on Capitol Hill, Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, signalled late on Wednesday that a deal could be at hand.
“White House senior staff had two productive meetings today with the bipartisan group of senators who have been negotiating about infrastructure,” Psaki said. “The group made progress towards an outline of a potential agreement, and the president has invited the group to come to the White House tomorrow to discuss this in person.”