{"id":596622,"date":"2021-07-19T08:51:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T12:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=596622"},"modified":"2021-07-19T08:51:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T12:51:24","slug":"gop-senators-still-skeptical-of-infrastructure-reconciliation-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-still-skeptical-of-infrastructure-reconciliation-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators still skeptical of infrastructure, reconciliation bills"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fgop-senators-still-skeptical-of-infrastructure-reconciliation-bills%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=596622&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--><div id=\"attachment_2460804\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2460804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File \u2013 Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) is pictured. (J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE \/ AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:37 AM PT \u2013 Monday, July 19, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Republican senators are gearing up for a fight with Democrats over two large spending bills. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSotu\/status\/1416758385396133891\">interview<\/a> Sunday, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) gave an update on negotiations for bipartisan infrastructure legislation. The Ohio lawmaker revealed at this stage reform of IRS enforcement will not be part of a deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe found out that the Democrats were going to put a proposal into the reconciliation package, which was not just similar to the one we had, but with a lot more IRS enforcement,\u201d he stated. \u201cSo that created quite a problem because the general agreement is that this is the bipartisan negotiated infrastructure package and that we will stick with that. And President Biden, to his credit, said that we would not be renegotiating these items in the reconciliation package.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was also revealed that IRS enforcement will likely be part of the Democrats larger reconciliation bill. Portman firmly pointed out that lawmakers agreed to a bipartisan bill and Biden has already indicated these items wouldn\u2019t be renegotiated in the reconciliation package.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the two tracks here: we have the infrastructure bill separately from the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill that is a strictly partisan exercise,\u201d continued the Republican senator. \u201cMore typical of Washington, frankly. Ours is the one that\u2019s unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Portman said more meetings are to come to figure out how the bill will ultimately be funded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The bipartisan infrastructure agreement responsibly upgrades &amp; modernizes ports, freight rails, bridges &amp; other key infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>These are the improvements we need to strengthen our economy &amp; make it more efficient &amp; more productive for decades to come.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gmumiJnxrx\">https:\/\/t.co\/gmumiJnxrx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Portman (@senrobportman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/senrobportman\/status\/1416521564519116802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is considering leaving Washington, D.C. to derail the passage of the Democrat reconciliation bill, mirroring a recent move by Texas Democrats. On Sunday, the South Carolina lawmaker said he may travel outside of D.C. to break the quorum the Democrats need to jam their spending package through the Senate. He added, all Republican senators should just walk out of the Senate session as well. His suggestion follows a decision by 58 Texas Democrats to flee their state in a failed attempt to derail passage of election integrity laws.<\/p>\n<p>Graham said the Democrat spending bill would fund far-left partisan projects at the expense of U.S. national debt. He urged that it must be stopped while noting the reconciliation package is unrelated to infrastructure. The Republican added, some Democrat senators may not support the reconciliation package.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has proposed a Senate vote to proceed on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The New York Democrat is pushing for a vote this coming Wednesday to get the bill passed before the August recess. Many Republicans supporting the bill are calling on Schumer to slow down as the bill hasn\u2019t been fully written yet.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-paul-inflation-will-hit-double-digits-with-democrat-spending-plan\/\">Sen. Paul: Inflation Will Hit Double Digits With Democrat Spending Plan<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File \u2013 Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) is pictured. (J. 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