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Washington, D.C.-President Joe Biden continues to meet with members of Congress as he promotes his $2 trillion-plus infrastructure and jobs proposal, but Republicans sound committed to a much more modest approach limited to traditional infrastructure and paid for without repealing tax cuts they view as a signature issue. Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mc-Connell (R-Ky.) said members of his party continue to work on a traditional infrastructure proposal that would cover roads, bridges, ports and broadband and a "more credible way to pay for it." "This proposal is a Trojan horse to roll back the historic 2017 tax reform plan that helped spur big-time wage growth and the best job market in a generation before COVID-19," McConnell said of Biden s proposal. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Republicans were talking to the Biden administration about user fees as a substantial source of funding to pay for an infrastructure bill. |