A bipartisan group of U.S. senators plans to meet with President Joe Biden on Thursday to discuss the framework for a possible deal on infrastructure, although some cautioned that unresolved issues remained.
"We came to an agreement on a plan that we have and we're just going to try to wrap it up tomorrow," a Democratic negotiator, Joe Manchin, said on Wednesday after the group met with White House officials.
The White House said meetings between the senators and administration officials had been productive.
"The group made progress towards an outline of a potential agreement, and the president has invited the group to come to the White House tomorrow to discuss this in person," White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
Passing a bill to rebuild roads, bridges and other traditional infrastructure is a major priority for the Democratic president.
Two Republican members of the bipartisan negotiating group, Senators Bill Cassidy and Mitt Romney, said there was a framework for an infrastructure investment plan. But Republican Senator Susan Collins said congressional leaders had yet to be briefed on the framework and there were still details to work out.
Reference: Reuters
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