Bipartisan group says it has reached deal on $1.2T infrastructure plan

The group of senators working on a bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework have reached a deal, they announced Wednesday.

“As of late last night — and really early this morning — we now have an agreement on the major issues,” Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the deal’s chief GOP negotiator, said after meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to inform him of the final details. “We are prepared to move forward,” said Portman, who spent Tuesday evening with White House counselor Steve Ricchetti holed up at the Capitol ironing out the kinks.