Biden reiterates support for bipartisan infrastructure plan, clarifies he did not issue veto threat
2021-06-27 08:16:21 source：CNBC
June 26, 2021
President Joe Biden on Saturday said he doesn’t plan to veto a bipartisan infrastructure bill if it comes without a reconciliation package, walking back a declaration last week that he would refuse to sign it unless the two bills came in tandem.
The comment angered some Republican lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who said the president was threatening to veto the bipartisan deal in remarks on the Senate floor on Thursday.
“That statement understandably upset some Republicans, who do not see the two plans as linked,” the president said in a statement.
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