Democrats, Trump Agree to Aim for $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package - News Summed Up

Democrats, Trump Agree to Aim for $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package


In unusually positive comments about negotiations with the president, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said a meeting on infrastructure spending was “very productive.” Photo: Associated PressWASHINGTON—Democratic congressional leaders said President Trump agreed to aim for a $2 trillion infrastructure package in a White House meeting on Tuesday, though the two sides didn’t discuss how it would be paid for, and Capitol Hill Republicans are unlikely to go along. “I like the number you’ve been using, Nancy,” Mr. Trump told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), according to a Democratic aide. “Two trillion.”In...


Source: Wall Street Journal April 30, 2019 16:16 UTC



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