Sunday shows: GOP senators accept Biden walk-back on infrastructure

View in your browser     GOP senators accept Biden walk-back on infrastructure BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL   A trio of Republican senators on Sunday said they accepted President Biden's clarified remarks that walked-back his previous statement on an infrastructure proposal when he said he would support signing a bipartisan bill if a larger reconciliation package was also passed. Read the full story here     Biden adviser on president signing bill: 'I don't think it's a yes or no question' BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL   White House senior adviser Cedric Richmond on Sunday refused to answer if President Biden will sign the bipartisan infrastructure package if it is sent to his desk without a larger bill that is passed through reconciliation, arguing that it is not “a yes or no question.” Read the full story here     Romney accepts Biden walk-back: 'I do trust the president' BY CAROLINE VAKIL   Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in a Sunday interview said he accepted President Biden's walk-back of Friday comments in which the commander-in-chief said he would only sign a bipartisan infrastructure deal Romney and other GOP senators had signed on to if a larger package backed only by Democrats also reached his desk. Read the full story here     Cassidy says he expects McConnell will support bipartisan deal BY CAROLINE VAKIL   Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said that he expects Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to support the bipartisan infrastructure deal that Cassidy helped craft with other senators from both parties. Read the full story here     Fox News' Chris Wallace presses Biden official on defund the police BY DOMINICK MASTRANGELO   "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace pressed a top aide to President Biden about rising crime rates in the United States and asked him how calls from some progressives to limit funding to police departments may have contributed to that trend.  Read the full story here     Wallace has contentious interview with GOP lawmaker: Aren't you the ones defunding the police? BY DOMINICK MASTRANGELO    "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace sparred with Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) over Banks' vote against an emergency relief bill that would have allocated funds to police and first responders. Read the full story here     Romney compares Trump's false election claims to 'a bit like WWF' BY CAROLINE VAKIL   Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said on Sunday that claims made by former President Trump and other Republicans about the 2020 election being rigged against the former New York real estate mogul to “a bit like WWF.” Read the full story here     GOP senator: Trump 'definitely the leader of the party' BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL   GOP Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio) on Sunday said former President Trump is “definitely the leader” of the Republican Party, one day after Trump held his first post-presidential rally in Ohio. Read the full story here     Barasso says Biden must do more to reassure GOP By MALLORY SHELBOURNE    Sen. John Barasso (R-Wyo.) said President Biden must do more to reassure Republicans that the bipartisan agreement on infrastructure spending recently struck by the White House and lawmakers will not be linked to any additional spending.  Read the full story here     Manchin defends position as party's swing senator BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Sunday defended his position as his party’s swing senator, contending that he has not “voted any differently than I voted for 10 years.” Read the full story here     McConnell urged Barr to speak out on Trump's election claims BY REMA RAHMAN    Then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) privately urged former Attorney General Bill Barr to refute unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, in part because he thought it would ensure GOP victories in two Georgia Senate runoff elections. Read the full story here     William Barr calls Trump's election fraud claims: 'bull---' in new book BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Former Attorney General Bill Barr reportedly called former President Trump’s false claims of election fraud “bull----,” according to a new book on the final days of the Trump administration. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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