What's next for the Senate? Bipartisan group of 20 senators to meet to discuss agenda
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A bipartisan group of 20 senators are planning to meet on Wednesday to discuss what issue they may tackle next. The meeting comes one week after the Senate passed President Joe Biden's massive $1.9 trillion economic relief plan, Mr. Biden's first legislative initiative.
Moderate senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a Democrat, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a Republican, told reporters on Tuesday that the meeting is to continue to build upon the working relationships between Republicans and Democrats. A bipartisan group of senators, including Manchin and Murkowski, worked closely together late last year to develop a framework for COVID-19 relief legislation that passed in December. Murkowski speculated that the group may discuss an infrastructure package. A source familiar with the meeting said the meeting will be in person. "It's not like a committee meeting where we've got an agenda, which I think is good," Murkowski said. "I think you need to have that more open structure just for dialogue."More Related News