Sunday shows preview: Infrastructure expected to dominate as talks continue to drag

Infrastructure is expected to dominate this week’s Sunday talk shows as negotiations continue between the White House and Senate Republicans.

President Biden met with lead GOP negotiator Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (W.Va.) on Wednesday and spoke by phone on Friday to try to hammer out a bipartisan infrastructure package.

During Friday’s call, Capito floated a $50 billion increase in spending across several infrastructure programs.

However, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement that Biden “indicated that the current offer did not meet his objectives to grow the economy, tackle the climate crisis, and create new jobs.” The two are expected to talk again on Monday.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who will appear on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” said last Thursday that the Biden administration wanted “clear direction” on an infrastructure plan by June 7, when Congress returns from Memorial Day recess.

But as talks drag on, progressives are now pressuring Biden to move forward with his initial $2.25 trillion plan via budget reconciliation, which would allow Democrats to pass the measure without GOP support.

But Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), a key moderate vote, said on Thursday that he’s not yet supportive of Democrats moving forward with passing the bill alone.

“We need to do something in a bipartisan way … We’re not going to get everything but we can move forward,” Manchin told CNN.

Manchin will appear on CBS’s “Face the Nation” and “Fox News Sunday.”

Below is the full list of guests scheduled to appear on this week’s Sunday talk shows.

ABC’s “This Week” — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo; Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs.

NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm; Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).

CBS’s “Face the Nation” — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) ; former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Brian Moynihan, chairman and CEO of Bank of America.

CNN’s “State of the Union” — Granholm; Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.); Sen. Angus King (I-Maine).

“Fox News Sunday” — Manchin; Corey Lewandowski, a former campaign manager for Donald Trump. 

Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas); Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.); former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Mollie Hemingway, senior editor at The Federalist.