The infrastructure dance goes on
| EDITOR'S NOTE
Hello,
For fans of bipartisanship in Washington, this week started out looking bleak.
President Biden and the GOP were far apart on negotiations over a massive infrastructure proposal. Sticking points included how to pay for it, how much to spend, and what to define as "infrastructure."
Then there was the elusive deal to create a commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. It has been four months since that fateful day. Donald Trump was impeached for inciting the riot and subsequently acquitted by the Senate. Authorities have charged several hundred people with committing crimes. But Congress had yet to reckon with it.
As the week wraps up, however, there are some bright spots.
Biden and six key Republican senators had positive talks about infrastructure Thursday, and they announced they will keep talking. There are still plenty of areas in which they disagree. Yet the possibility of some kind of deal is out there.
In the House, Republican Rep. John Katko and Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson reached an agreement on a framework for a bipartisan commission to probe the Capitol assault. Granted, some, including House GOP leader and Trump loyalist Kevin McCarthy, still had misgivings. But what didn't seem so likely not so long ago is now much closer to becoming a reality.
There will be more infrastructure talks next week, and the House is set to vote on the bipartisan Jan. 6 commission next week. Be sure to follow CNBC Politics' coverage.
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