Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that President Trump agreed to support a $2 trillion infrastructure spending package after meeting with him and other Democrats at the White House, though the details are not yet clear. The president – a real estate developer before he was elected president – has long sought to strike a big infrastructure deal, but has faced some resistance from conservatives in his party over concerns about the country’s rising debt. Democratic leaders, speaking to reporters outside the White House after meeting with Trump, called the meeting constructive. PELOSI, SCHUMER EYE ‘MASSIVE’ INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE “We agreed on a number – which was very, very good. Two trillion dollars for infrastructure. Originally, we started a little lower. Even the president was eager to push it up to two trillion dollars,” Schumer said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there were no decisions on how to … [Read more...] about Schumer says Trump agreed to $2T infrastructure package at White House meeting
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Pelosi, Schumer Want To Turn Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Into A Climate Change Bill
Top Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer made it clear to President Donald Trump they will use infrastructure to advance their climate change agenda. Their letter to Trump makes no mentions of roads, bridges or highways, but does mention climate change and “clean” energy. Democrats have said in the past they want to turn an infrastructure bill into a “green energy bill.” House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter to President Donald Trump detailing their demands on infrastructure spending. Pelosi and Schumer will meet Tuesday with Trump to discuss a potential infrastructure package. The Democrats made it clear, however, they plan to use infrastructure spending to advance their climate change agenda.“To truly be a gamechanger for the American people, we should go beyond transportation and into broadband, water, energy, schools, housing and other initiatives,” Pelosi and Schumer wrote in a letter sent … [Read more...] about Pelosi, Schumer Want To Turn Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Into A Climate Change Bill
Laura Ingraham: What Tuesday’s showdown between Pelosi and Schumer and Trump is really about
On Tuesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer return to the White House for a meeting with President Trump. This time it's about an infrastructure deal, but I'm going to tell you what the showdown is really all about. On Monday, the guy who spent eight years working there, Joe Biden, tried mightily to convince you that this time, he has all the answers. But what's in his pitch in this phenomenal Trump economy? "I think we have to - I think we have to rethink how we define what constitutes a successful economy," he said to supporters at a rally in Pittsburgh. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM LAURA INGRAHAM. Well, that's convenient, right? If you can't beat him, as in Trump's economic numbers, just change the way everything is scored because by traditional metrics -- I'm talking GDP, wage growth, unemployment numbers and the stock market -- Trump should be a lock for 2020. Whether you like his tone or not, or his tweets, the president has beaten almost every … [Read more...] about Laura Ingraham: What Tuesday’s showdown between Pelosi and Schumer and Trump is really about
Pelosi, Schumer eye ‘massive’ infrastructure package ahead of Trump sit-down
In this April 4, 2019 file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are to meet with Trump at the White House on Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Democratic congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer on Monday sent a letter to President Trump calling for a “big and bold infrastructure package” ahead of a planned meeting at the White House Tuesday between Democratic lawmakers and the president. “America’s unmet infrastructure needs are massive, and a bipartisan infrastructure package must meet those needs with substantial, new and real revenue,” Pelosi, the House speaker, and Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, wrote in their letter to Trump. “We look forward to hearing your ideas on how to pay for this package to ensure that it is big and bold enough to meet our country’s needs.” TRUMP … [Read more...] about Pelosi, Schumer eye ‘massive’ infrastructure package ahead of Trump sit-down
Pelosi, Schumer tell Trump infrastructure needs ‘massive’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders are telling President Donald Trump that American’s unmet infrastructure needs are “massive” and they want to hear from him on how to pay for legislation to fix the problems. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are to meet with Trump at the White House on Tuesday. They sent him a letter in advance. Leaders of both parties have expressed a desire to pass major legislation to boost the nation’s infrastructure. But big obstacles remain, including how to pay for it. Pelosi and Schumer say an infrastructure package should go beyond addressing roads and bridges and should also include provisions to enhance broadband, water systems, energy, schools and housing. They say it should also include investments to make infrastructure more resilient to climate change. … [Read more...] about Pelosi, Schumer tell Trump infrastructure needs ‘massive’