Bipartisan road map

WH: Climb in, GOP

White House Chief of staff Ron Klain is insisting that President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure package should be able to attract bipartisan support — despite its broad definition of “infrastructure” and exorbitant price tag.

In an interview with “Axios on HBO,” Klain glossed over the fact that the Biden plan targets issues such as racial inequality, care for elderly and disabled people and climate change under the banner of “infrastructure,” arguing that it proposes fixes that Republicans have viewed as priorities.

“I don’t think it’s big government to fix the 10 bridges in this country that are most economically significant and are in serious” disrepair, Klain told “Axios on HBO,” which aired Sunday evening.

“Most of these Republicans have stood in front of a Rotary Club or a Kiwanis Club and given a speech about how we need to fix our bridges, roads, our highways, our infrastructure,” Klain said.

“People stand up and give speeches all the time about how people should have affordable child care. It’s basic, basic things that we’re putting forward. And, again, I think they should have bipartisan support.”

Last month, Senate Republicans laid out a $568 billion counter-proposal that funds roads and bridges, but doesn’t include money for issues like racial inequality, climate change and care for the elderly and disabled people.

Biden is expected to meet this week with the lawmakers who unveiled the pared-down plan. The confab will come a day after Biden huddles Wednesday with congressional leaders.

Over the weekend, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy blasted Biden’s proposal, telling WABC radio host John Catsimatidis there’s no “need to spend these trillions of dollars.”