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Republicans’ Flimsy Infrastructure Plan Is A Direct Reaction To Their COVID Relief Failure

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) (R) holds the door for Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) after they among a group of 10 Republican senators met with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kam... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 01: U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) (R) holds the door for Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) after they among a group of 10 Republican senators met with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House February 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. The senators requested a meeting with Biden to propose a scaled-back $618 billion stimulus plan in response to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Biden is currently pushing in Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

April 22, 2021 4:06 p.m.

A group of Republican senators unveiled a thin outline of their infrastructure counter-proposal Thursday, an attempt to give their members something to support rather than just opposing President Joe Biden’s expansive infrastructure package outright.

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