During Trump’s visit to the Capitol, he pressed Ryan to oppose federal funding for a key infrastucture project favored by powerful lawmakers. Ryan seemed surprised that Trump brought up the project in their conversation, according to a person familiar with the conversation. Congressional appropriators, with Frelinghuysen’s backing, are looking to spend at least $950 million in federal funds on the Gateway project in the coming omnibus spending bill. Trump has been lured to support the project by New York and New Jersey politicians, including Christie, Schumer and New York Gov. But an amendment backed by 155 Republicans and four Democrats attempted to strip the funding from the bill.

Source: Washington Post March 03, 2018 00:50 UTC