nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||Biden Ends Infrastructure Talks With A Group Of Senate Republicans, Saying Their Plan Fell Short||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||A statement from White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the counterproposal on one of the president’s chief domestic priorities did not “meet the essential needs of our country.”