"WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a meeting at the White House on Tuesday and announced that President Trump had agreed to pursue a $2 trillion infrastructure plan to upgrade the nation’s highways, railroads, bridges and broadband.
Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said that there had been “good will” in the meeting and that it was “different than some of the other meetings that we’ve had.” Standing alongside Speaker Nancy Pelosi, he said the group planned to meet again in three weeks, when Mr. Trump was expected to tell them how he planned to actually pay for the ambitious project.
The first substantive sit-down between Mr. Trump and Democratic leadership since the 35-day government shutdown last winter unfolded at a tense moment."
Annie Karni, Emily Cochrane, and Alan Rappeport report for the New York Times April 30, 2019.
SEE ALSO:
"7 Reasons Not To Buy The Infrastructure Hype" (Politico)
"Congress And White House Agree To Spend $2 Trillion On Infrastructure" (Washington Post)
Editorial: "It’s Infrastructure Week!" (New York Times)
"Gas Tax for Infrastructure Sparks Fears of Political Backlash" (Bloomberg)
"Chuck Schumer Wants to Roll Back GOP Tax Plan to Finance Trump’s Infrastructure Bill" (Observer)
"Democrats Say $2 Trillion For Infrastructure Agreed To After Meeting With Trump" (CNN)
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