Staff of Reuters Read for 1 minute U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 13, 2021, after the weekly Senate lunch. AFP/Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS (Reuters) – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed late Tuesday that Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee had reached an agreement on a $3.5 trillion infrastructure investment proposal that they hope to include in a budget resolution to be considered later this summer. After more than two hours of closed-door talks between committee Democrats and White House officials, Schumer informed reporters, “We have come to an agreement.” “When you add it to the $600 billion in a bipartisan plan, you get to $4.1 trillion,” Schumer added, “which is very, very close to what President Biden has asked us for.” Richard Cowan contributed reporting, and Himani Sarkar edited the piece./n
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