Democrats split in response to GOP compromise infrastructure offer

Moderate and progressive Democrats in the Senate are at odds with one another over how to respond to Republicans’ $568 billion infrastructure counter-offer.

On one side are Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), all of whom have reacted positively to Republicans providing an alternative to Democrats’ mammoth $2 trillion proposal. Coons, a close Biden ally who sits in the president’s former Senate seat, has publicly advocated for taking a bipartisan approach to passing an infrastructure package.