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‘#NegotiationsSoWhite’: AOC, Cori Bush Denounce Bipartisan Infrastructure Group For Being Caucasian

Ben Zeisloft
‘#NegotiationsSoWhite’: AOC, Cori Bush Denounce Bipartisan Infrastructure Group For Being Caucasian
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Progressive lawmakers — such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) — denounced the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations group for their race.

Members of the Senate from both sides of the aisle have been attempting to reach a compromise on an infrastructure bill. Last month, President Biden and the lawmakers unveiled the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework — a $1.2 trillion package that cuts spending unrelated to physical infrastructure, which was originally incorporated in Biden’s $2.7 trillion American Jobs Plan

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