[Amid oversight clash, Democrats pitch Trump on ‘big and bold’ infrastructure bill]The plan focused on $1.5 trillion in new spending on infrastructure over the coming decade but relied heavily on states, localities and the private sector to cover the costs. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) talk to the media after meeting with President Trump on Tuesday at the White House. (Evan Vucci/AP)A plan released earlier by Senate Democrats would have relied far more heavily on direct federal government spending than Trump’s plan. Before the meeting, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney cast doubt on whether a deal could be cut with Democrats. “Everyone agrees we should do it,” Mulvaney said of an infrastructure plan.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2019 16:29 UTC