Romney’s infrastructure deal, Curtis’ climate caucus and fireworks bans on ‘Behind the Headlines’
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(Jacquelyn Martin | AP) President Joe Biden walks off after speaking to the media, as from left, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz, Sen, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, look on, Thursday June 24, 2021, at the White House in Washington. Biden invited members of the group of 21 Republican and Democratic senators to discuss the infrastructure plan.
| June 24, 2021, 8:48 p.m.
Sen. Mitt Romney is part of a bipartisan group to strike a $579 billion deal on infrastructure spending. Rep. John Curtis helps launch the Conservative Climate Caucus. And as drought continues, municipalities adopt fireworks restrictions to try to stave off fires.
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