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Mitch McConnell gives ‘maybe 50-50’ odds of bipartisan infrastructure deal as Democrats say they won’t drop climate initiatives

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell provided a downbeat view on the latest roughly $1 trillion infrastructure framework negotiated by a faction of centrist senators from both parties.

The plan would provide just over $1 trillion in new infrastructure spending focused on roads, bridges, ports, and highways.

“Maybe 50-50,” the Kentucky Republican said in a Monday interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “Look, both sides would like to get an infrastructure bill.”

McConnell reiterated the by now familiar “red lines” for Senate Republicans: no modifications to the 2017 Republican tax law that would result in tax details ⇒

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