President Biden’s massive spending plan needs to be cut by about 70% for Republicans to join the project, suggested Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo. On “Fox News Sunday”.
“I think there is an easy win here for the White House if they get that win, which is to make this an infrastructure package of about 30% … of the $ 2.25 trillion they are talking about spend, “said Blunt.
The multi-trillion dollar proposal includes expenditures of $ 400 billion on care for the elderly and disabled, as well as billions more on non-infrastructure allocations. Blunt said his advice to the White House is to focus on “traditional” infrastructure improvements and leave out any extras for later.
$ 2T BIDEN SPENDING PLAN, CHARGED AS AN INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOUNT, WINS LESS THAN HALF ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE
“I think it is a big mistake by the government,” he said. “And I also think it would be an easy victory if we go back and look at roads and bridges and ports and airports and maybe even groundwater and broadband systems. You would still be talking about less than 30% of this whole package, and that’s 30% easily doable. “
Blunt deciphered how 30% of Biden’s proposal would amount to almost $ 615 billion, which he said could be financed through taxes on the use of electric vehicles, since they use less gas and therefore pay less gas taxes. .
The Missouri senator said he and others like Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. And Mark Warner, D-Va., Tried in the past to group together such a “real” bipartisan infrastructure plan.
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“We need this. It will have a huge economic impact,” he said. “Obviously, Democrats have found that infrastructure is something we need and something that is popular, so they are trying to take 70% of that bill and call it infrastructure in a new way. … And that means that you is looking for another party package just like we did with COVID. “
Fox News’ Tyler Olson contributed to this report.