Conservative groups opposed to a tax-cheat crackdown ramp up lobbying, threatening infrastructure deal

Joe Biden, infrastructure negotiators
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The White House and congressional Democratic leaders are pushing to translate the nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal into legislative language and get it to the Senate for a vote. The legislation could reach the Senate floor as early as the week of July 19, Politico reports, citing President Biden's legislative affairs team. The White House later clarified "it would be a mistake" to think of that week as "anything more than the opening of a window."

The group of about 20 moderate Senate Democrats and Republicans have split into groups to turn various parts of their deal into legislation, though "lawmakers are still trying to figure out how exactly to make their revenue sources, which include no new taxes, cover nearly $600 billion in new spending," Politico says. The senators have landed on infrastructure privatization, unused coronavirus relief funds and unemployment benefits, and increased tax collection enforcement among their funding sources.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.