A group of moderate Senate Republicans unveiled their $928-billion infrastructure counter offer bill on Thursday. Their proposal comes less than a week after President Biden lowered the size of his proposal to $1.7 trillion from an initial $2.25 trillion. It’s still unclear if both parties can come together on ideological differences of what “infrastructure” is and how to pay for it and Democrats could go it alone and pass their bill through budget reconciliation. Co-founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan weighs in on if he thinks a bipartisan deal can be passed.
Since 1989, on the eve of Memorial Day, PBS puts on the National Memorial Day Concert to honor the military service and sacrifice of all who have served the United States. This year while the concert may look different due to COVID restrictions. The show will still have a star-studded lineup and be televised and streamed across the country. Co-Host of the event, actor Gary Sinise, joins to discuss how the event intends to feature stories of brave heroes who served their country, how his foundation has helped veterans and first responders and why he is glad they have found a way to put on the concert, even amid COVID restrictions this year.
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