Republicans sink Schumer's test vote on bipartisan infrastructure plan, but talks continue
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We will continue working hard to ensure we get this critical legislation right—and are optimistic that we will finalize, and be prepared to advance, this historic bipartisan proposal to strengthen America's infrastructure and create good-paying jobs in the coming days," said the group."We appreciate our colleagues on both sides of the aisle, and the administration, working with us to get this done for the American people."The outcome of Wednesday's vote was a foregone conclusion – Republicans had made no secret of their plan to vote against it."We're just not ready," Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said in an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Wednesday morning.Instead, Republicans had called on Schumer to postpone the vote until Monday to give the bipartisan group more time to finalize an agreement.But Schumer rejected calls delay the vote.
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