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On the recordApril 7, 2021
I would have been -- I would’ve been prepared to compromise, but they didn’t. They didn’t move an inch. Not an inch.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

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Biden expresses frustration over Republican unwillingness to negotiate on his infrastructure plan.

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