A push by lawmakers to complete a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure agreement hit a series of hurdles, as aides squabbled over funding for water infrastructure and other issues
WASHINGTON—A push to complete a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure agreement hit a series of hurdles Monday, as aides squabbled over funding for water infrastructure and how to apply a requirement that federal contractors pay their employees a locally prevailing wage, among other issues.
Lawmakers had previously set Monday as a target for closing out their talks and beginning floor consideration of the emerging agreement, though that timeline seemed to slip as the two sides sniped at each other. Democrats sent Republicans an offer Sunday night to try to resolve the remaining issues, which also include transit funding and repurposing Covid-19 aid for infrastructure, according to a Democratic aide familiar with the talks.
Republican aides panned the offer on Monday, accusing Democrats of backtracking on parts of the agreement. Other aides familiar with the talks said negotiators were also still trying to figure out how to cover the cost of the spending with a mix of new revenue and savings measures.
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