‘We’re going to get this done’: Biden on Capitol Hill to push infrastructure package – as it happened
by Maanvi Singh (now) and Joan E Greve (earlier) from on (#5M6A4)
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Jon Tester, Montana: The price tag is a lot of money but it doesn't scare me, it's just how it's being spent. There are plenty of needs out there, we just have to figure out how it's being spent," he said, according to the Hill.
Joe Manchin, West Virginia: We're anxious to basically review it. They worked hard on it, we want to see it. Also I've been very clear that I want to see the pay-fors and make sure that whatever we do is globally competitive," he told reporters.
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