Stakes grow on possible infrastructure deal as new deadline looms: The Note

As the price tag has shrunken, the stakes surrounding a possible infrastructure deal have managed to grow, with other forces pushing the WH and GOP senators further away.

The TAKE with Rick Klein Even as the price tag has shrunken, the stakes surrounding a possible infrastructure deal have managed to grow. President Joe Biden and his administration are giving themselves and GOP lawmakers a little less than a week to come up with a framework of a deal. If it doesn't come through, it will be on Democrats to get done what they can on their own -- marking a change of course that has ramifications for the rest of the Biden agenda. Public signals from both sides suggest a willingness to cut a deal, with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg saying on ABC's "This Week" Sunday that there's "movement in the right direction." But other forces are pushing both the White House and GOP senators farther away.