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‘Time Is Not Our Friend’: Here’s What Happened With Infrastructure Negotiations This Week

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: (L-R) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) depart a news conference following a policy luncheon meeting... WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: (L-R) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) depart a news conference following a policy luncheon meeting with fellow Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill May 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. Schumer and the Democratic Senators took questions form reporters about the Endless Frontier Act, which aims to counter Chinas global economic ambitions, and the situation between Israel and the Palestinians. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS

July 24, 2021 8:45 a.m.

The infrastructure negotiations traveled a long way this week. But for the bipartisan infrastructure deal, they ended up right back in the same place: an impasse, and a request for more time.

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