Republican leaders say infrastructure
deal possible but can't include tax hike
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[May 13, 2021]
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican
leaders in congress emerged from a White House meeting on Wednesday
optimistic that a bipartisan agreement can be reached on a jobs and
infrastructure package but warned that it can not include any raising of
taxes as U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed. |
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy listens to Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell speak to reporters following an infrastructure meeting
with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, U.S.,
May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque |