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Governor Larry Hogan issued the following statement after President Biden
announced a bipartisan infrastructure agreement at the White House:

 

“Two years ago, when I launched a national initiative as leader of the
nation’s governors to fix America’s crumbling infrastructure, it was with a day
like this in mind.

 

“The bipartisan infrastructure framework that President Biden endorsed today
is a historic opportunity for Maryland and for America. There is no dispute
that our nation’s roads, bridges, airports, waterways, broadband, and other
vital infrastructure desperately need additional investment and that we can do
so without raising taxes. The only remaining question before us is whether
Washington still has the will to put politics aside and to do what the American
people are overwhelmingly demanding.

 

“I want to thank the bipartisan group in the House and Senate that forged this
agreement for their hard work and partnership over the last several months.
When we convened in Annapolis this April, the conventional wisdom said that a
bipartisan infrastructure bill was dead, but we did not give up. Now, much of
what is in this framework came directly out of our discussions. There is still
more work to be done, and I am ready to do whatever I can to help get this
agreement across the finish line.”



The Associated Press
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 is reporting on how a two-party infrastructure approach came back from the
dead.

 

While members of the House and Senate don’t traditionally coordinate on major
pieces of legislation, “that began to change” with Governor Hogan’s Annapolis
infrastructure summit, which forged a unified bicameral and bipartisan group.
According to Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chair Brian Fitzpatrick, the group also
agreed to “the definition of infrastructure…at the Governor’s mansion in
Annapolis,” leading ultimately to largely aligned bipartisan frameworks in the
House and Senate.

 



Watch Governor Hogan on CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ Here
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Governor Hogan appeared
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on CNBC to urge President Biden to embrace the current bipartisan
infrastructure proposals in the House and the Senate, just days before
President Biden gave his support.

 

These plans have been proposed by a bipartisan group of Senators and members
of the House who Governor Hogan convened in Annapolis for two-day
infrastructure summit, including Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Bill Cassidy,
Senator Mitt Romney, and the chairs of the House Problem Solvers Caucus.

 

Governor Hogan has been focused on gaining bipartisan consensus on a federal
infrastructure bill since 2019, when as Chair of the National Governors
Association, he launched a national initiative on rebuilding America’s
crumbling infrastructure. Many of the proposals of Governor Hogan’s initiative,
including incentivizing public-private partnerships to pay for infrastructure,
have now been adopted in the House and Senate frameworks.

 

According to Governor Hogan, President Biden promised the American people that
he would work across party lines, and “this is our chance to do it. If we can’t
come together on infrastructure, then I’m not sure we’re going to find common
ground.”

 

AN UPDATE FROM TWITTER
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“The No. 1 problem we face in America is really the toxic politics,'
Hogan...said in an interview. 'We’re so far divided, and nobody seems to ever
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— Larry Hogan (@LarryHogan) June 23, 2021
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“Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) are
leading the group’s effort to sway Biden on infrastructure.”
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— Larry Hogan (@LarryHogan) June 22, 2021
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"We're now at a midpoint that it sounds like we may get the President on board
... this is our chance to do it. If we can't come together on infrastructure,
I'm not sure where we'll ever find common ground," says@GovLarryHogan
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— Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) June 21, 2021
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