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A group of Democratic and Republican House members on Tuesday endorsed the bipartisan infrastructure framework crafted by senators and the White House, but potentially complicated its path to passage along the way.The 58-member Problem Solvers Caucus said in a statement that it "strongly supports" the Senate proposal. If the group's 29 GOP members vote for the plan, House Democrats have… Read more »

Members of the Problem Solvers Caucus on Tuesday announced their support of the $973 billion infrastructure deal proposed last month by a bipartisan group of senators. The caucus, which is comprised of a bipartisan group of 58 representatives, said it "strongly supports" the Senate infrastructure framework that is "closely aligned with our own ‘Building Bridges' proposal."Rep. Josh… Read more »

A bipartisan group of senators sketching out an infrastructure proposal expanded their base of support Wednesday, even as they continue to haggle over how to pay for billions of dollars in new spending in line with President Biden's vision for a massive overhaul of the nation's public works system.The initial framework, written by the likes of Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Kyrsten Sinema… Read more »

A few dozen House members helped bring bipartisan talks back from the dead on a massive spending bill passed six months ago. Now they want to do it again — in President Joe Biden's Washington. The bipartisan 58-member coalition known as the Problem Solvers Caucus took something of a half-court buzzer shot this week by releasing its own version of an infrastructure deal, determined… Read more »

The leaders of a bipartisan coalition of Congress members spoke to White House officials about efforts to reach an infrastructure deal on Tuesday, a House aide familiar with the call told Axios.Driving the news: Problem Solvers Co-Chairs Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) are pushing for a $1.249 trillion bipartisan agreement after negotiations between President Biden… Read more »

A group of bipartisan House lawmakers unveiled their own framework for an infrastructure package, as Democrats wrestle with how to advance President Biden's ambitions for a sweeping economic agenda and whether to restructure the plan to win Republican votes.Mr. Biden's decision to end talks with Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the lead Republican negotiating a package on… Read more »

Shortly after talks on President Biden's infrastructure plan fell through on Tuesday when talks between the White House and Republican senators fizzled, there was significant movement on an additional bipartisan effort to come up with a deal.The House Problem Solvers Caucus voted and endorsed its own proposal: an 8-year package that comes with a $1.249 trillion price tag, including about… Read more »

A bipartisan group of House moderates on Wednesday unveiled an eight-year, $1.25 trillion infrastructure plan designed to help break the months-long impasse over President Biden's top domestic legislative priority. The framework offered by the 58-member Problem Solvers Caucus calls for more than $959 billion for traditional infrastructure, including highways, bridges, rail, airports… Read more »

The House Problem Solvers Caucus on Tuesday endorsed the infrastructure deal crafted by a bipartisan group of senators and backed by President Biden, providing more momentum for the proposal as senators scramble to write the legislative text for the framework and approve it before the end of July.The caucus, which includes 29 Democrats and 29 Republicans, also urged "an expeditious,… Read more »

In this time of deep division, the 58 members of Congress in the Problem Solvers Caucus are trying to find common ground, introducing bipartisan bills and solutions. 'We're not about tweets,' says one co-chair. Can it work? Read more »