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Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen reject calls to condition passage of bipartisan infrastructure on passage of reconciliation infrastructure.

Collins: “There’s no need for that.”

Shaheen: “I would hope that we trust each other a little more than that.”

nytimes.com/2021/06/24/us/…

Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema on two-track infrastructure plan:

Manchin: "Reconciliation is inevitable”

Sinema: "I’ve already spoken with the president and Leader Schumer … And like always, I am open to finding a path forward”

nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

ROMNEY: “I do take the president at his word. … The president’s other agenda was never linked to the infrastructure effort. … I am totally confident the president will sign it if it comes to his desk."

KARL: Are you sure progressives are going to support your bipartisan bill if they don't get a guarantee on something bigger also passing?

MANCHIN: I sure hope so. I hope they just look at the bill. We have two tracks. And that's exactly what I believe is going to happen.

PORTMAN: "We were all blindsided by the comments the previous day, which were that somehow these two bills were connected … it was a surprise, to say the least, that those two get linked. And I'm glad they've now been de-linked."

CASSIDY: “I hope it’s enough [Biden’s Saturday statement], we’ll see going forward, but I’ll continue to work for the bill. … We were assured that the two would not be linked. Yes, the human infrastructure … would be pursued, but the two would not be linked."

TESTER: "I think we'll get good support from both sides of the aisle. I think we'll get far more than 60 votes. In the end, we’ll get this through the Senate. … when we do a reconciliation package … it certainly could have some additional environmental parts to it."