LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said there could be a deal on rebuilding the nation's infrastructure, but it will look nothing like President Biden's $2 trillion plan.
McConnell was among a group of congressional leaders who met at the White House on Wednesday.
"I believe they want a deal," he said. "They'd like to go a lot bigger than we would and charge it. My view is we've already got a debt the size of our economy, and that's alarming enough."
McConnell and the other members of Kentucky's congressional delegation spoke Thursday to a virtual meeting of Kentuckians for Better Transportation. He said Republicans want a plan that's limited to traditional infrastructure projects like roads and bridges.
Democratic Congressman John Yarmuth said he supports Biden's larger proposal but does not believe it can pass.
"If I had to guess what will happen, is that we will pass — on a bipartisan basis — an infrastructure bill that deals with roads, bridges, water systems, broadband and ports and maybe airports," Yarmuth said.
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., speaks to the media on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at Atherton High School in Louisville, Ky. (WDRB photo)
Both sides still sharply disagree about how to pay for it.
Copyright 2021 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved.
