WASHINGTON — Democrats set a timeline Tuesday to move ahead with a sweeping infrastructure and jobs bill that wouldn't require Republican support, making it clear that they believe a bipartisan deal wouldn't sufficiently deliver on President Joe Biden's top legislative priorities..

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters that he will convene a meeting Wednesday of Budget Committee members to discuss crafting a budget resolution — the only way Democrats can bypass a Republican filibuster — to vote on in July..

He said bipartisan talks would continue to try to find a deal with Republicans..

"One track is bipartisan, and the second track pulls in other elements of Biden's American Job Plan and American Families Plan, which will be considered even if it doesn't have bipartisan support," Schumer said..

White House counselor Steve Ricchetti told lawmakers at a House Democratic caucus meeting Tuesday that the next seven to 10 days could lead to a decision about how to proceed, multiple people at the meeting said..

"Obviously, the clock is ticking. Nobody wants to do the stall-until-we're-doomed approach," said Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. "What I hear is that they are: a) sincere about wanting a bipartisan deal, b) they don't want to talk forever.".

Top Senate Republicans split over whether Democrats' pursuit of a party-line bill would damage prospects of a bipartisan deal

Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., said that if Republicans agree to a bipartisan deal, they could make it tougher for Democrats to secure the votes for a separate party-line bill

"You can make the argument that if there's a bipartisan deal on the infrastructure pieces — and all that's left is voting for the tax increases and all the social spending — that it'd be hard to get some of those moderate Democrats to be for that," he said