White House trying to beat back bipartisan Cornyn infrastructure amendment
The White House is pushing back on a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) that would give state and local governments broad latitude to tap unspent federal COVID-19 relief money to use on infrastructure projects.
The amendment, which has Democratic support, would allow states to spend tens of billions of dollars in relief money allocated by the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which Congress passed in March, to fulfill state matching requirements for federal-state infrastructure projects.
It would also allow state and local governments to use unspent COVID-19 relief funds provided by the CARES Act, which Congress passed last year, for infrastructure.
If the amendment collects the support of 60 senators, it would mark a significant break with the White House, which negotiated for weeks with a bipartisan group of 10 senators to craft the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
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I doubt it will get 60. Cronyn basically wants to misappropriate funds. The majority of renter relief funds has not been spent.
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