Battle Lines Drawn on Bipartisan Path for Infrastructure Package

Climate change and revenue sources are set to be some of the key divisions between Republicans and Democrats as they start discussions on a bipartisan infrastructure package.

Members of the GOP are calling for a modest package that’s limited to traditional infrastructure and includes funding offsets. Their demands took on new importance this week as House Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said he doesn’t want to advance the bill using the expedited budget reconciliation process that would require only Democratic votes.

Democrats have discussed a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure package that aims to tackle some of the Biden administration’s major ...