{"id":574207,"date":"2021-06-25T16:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T20:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574207"},"modified":"2021-06-25T16:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T20:51:17","slug":"republican-senators-threaten-to-sink-bipartisan-infrastructure-plan-after-bidens-ultimatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-senators-threaten-to-sink-bipartisan-infrastructure-plan-after-bidens-ultimatum\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Senators Threaten To Sink Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan After Biden\u2019s Ultimatum"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-senators-threaten-to-sink-bipartisan-infrastructure-plan-after-bidens-ultimatum%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=574207&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican senators are threatening to sink a recently negotiated bipartisan infrastructure compromise after President Joe Biden said that its adoption was conditioned on the passage of a complementary bill containing top Democratic priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple senators who took part in bipartisan negotiations during the bill\u2019s creation have already said that they may now withhold their support, jeopardizing its passage given the 60 votes necessary for it to overcome a potential filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo deal by extortion!\u201d South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1408433159226728461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said Friday<\/a>. \u201cIt was never suggested to me during these negotiations that President Biden was holding hostage the bipartisan infrastructure proposal unless a liberal reconciliation package was also passed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elwasson\/status\/1408478816079646722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">echoed Graham<\/a> hours later, saying that he would not support the bipartisan package unless Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema came out against their party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/16\/chuck-schumer-infrastructure-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">discussed reconciliation package<\/a>, which would effectively doom its chances of passing.<\/p>\n<p>Though 11 Republicans initially signed on to the bipartisan package when it was agreed upon Thursday, opposition from Graham and Moran would mean that only nine Republicans support it, putting it below the Senate\u2019s 60 vote threshold if every other Republican votes against it.<\/p>\n<p>Biden drew his red line during a press conference Thursday afternoon, echoing statements made by multiple progressive lawmakers and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/24\/ilhan-omar-nancy-pelosi-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-american-jobs-plan-chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: Democrats Threaten To Tank Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Without A Complementary Reconciliation Package)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this is the only thing that comes to me, I\u2019m not signing it,\u201d Biden said. \u201cIt\u2019s in tandem.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7224056\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7224056\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7224056 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325296813-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"President Joe Biden said that the bipartisan infrastructure bill must go \"in tandem\" with Democrats reconciliation package Thursday. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325296813-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325296813-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325296813-620x414-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325296813-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325296813-1536x1025-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325296813-2048x1366-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7224056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Joe Biden said that the bipartisan infrastructure bill must go \u201cin tandem\u201d with Democrats reconciliation package Thursday. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also panned Biden\u2019s ultimatum Thursday on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLess than two hours after publicly commending our colleagues and actually endorsing the bipartisan agreement, the president took the extraordinary step of threatening to veto it,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cIt was a tale of two press conferences.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/23\/progressives-threaten-infrastructure-voting-rights-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Progressives Threaten Infrastructure Bill After Voting Rights Bill Gets Filibustered)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though Republicans seemed blindsided by Biden\u2019s comments, some, including McConnell, previously acknowledged the likelihood that they would face both the bipartisan and party-line bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are anticipating at some point getting a reconciliation bill,\u201d McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahilkapur\/status\/1408504565218021381\/photo\/1\">said<\/a> during his press conference on June 15. \u201cI guess what we will find out soon is whether there\u2019s an additional bipartisan effort to address the subject that a lot of us would like to address.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden spoke with Sinema Friday and reiterated his support for both bills despite the GOP criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President reiterated strong support for both the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill and a reconciliation bill containing the American Families Plan moving forward on a two-track system, as he said yesterday when meeting the press with the bipartisan group of ten Senators,\u201d a White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/06\/25\/readout-of-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-call-with-senator-sinema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">readout<\/a> of the call said. \u201cThese are two critical priorities to the President that he wants to see advance through the legislative process as quickly as possible, pass as quickly as possible, and be presented to him for signing as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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