White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday morning that President Joe Biden will not support a gas tax to pay for the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
'We need a few more details about the deal and about the proposal, including specifics about how to pay for it,' Psaki said on CBS This Morning.
Psaki was speaking about a compromise package that's supported by a group of 21 senators from both parties.
'An idea that's been floating around that certainly the president would not support is a gas tax which would raise taxes on people making less than $400,000 a year,' she continued. 'We're just not going to stand for that, and we're not going to accept that.'
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday morning that President Joe Biden would not support a gas tax
Senators continued haggling over a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, with socialist Bernie Sanders laying out red lines on tax and Republican Lindsey Graham telling President Biden a deal was there for the taking.
The wrangling illustrates just how hard it will be for President Biden to bring along progressives and conservatives in a bipartisan deal to deliver one of his biggest legislative priorities.
Sanders said he would not support using gas taxes or fees on electric vehicles which would not spread the burden fairly - while Graham challenged Biden to get on with agreeing to a deal.
Graham said he was hopeful that the bipartisan negotiation would be successful with White House backing.
'President Biden, if you want an infrastructure deal of a trillion dollars, it's there for the taking. You just need to get involved and lead,' Graham told Fox News Sunday.
His intervention illustrates the pressure on Biden as Democrats continue to weigh going it alone with an expansive $6 trillion proposal.
In the meantime, some 21 senators, including 11 Republicans, have signed up to a $1.2 trillion plan to invest in roads, bridges and other construction
