House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer are set to meet Trump on Tuesday, joined by other leading Democrats.
By Mike DeBonis Mike DeBonis Congressional reporter covering the House of Representatives Email Bio Follow April 29 at 1:34 PM Top Democratic congressional leaders cast aside a brewing showdown over presidential oversight Monday and pitched President Trump on a “big and bold” infrastructure bill ahead of a White House meeting on the issue, insisting there are “significant majorities in both the House and Senate” ready to act.
A Democratic official close to Schumer said the Senate leader would not consider a gas tax hike — which would be a disproportionate burden on working-class voters — unless Republicans consider undoing some of their tax cuts for corporations and wealthy Americans. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to be candid about internal deliberations.
But Pelosi and Schumer have insisted on making legislative entreaties to Trump — particularly on the issues of infrastructure and prescription drug pricing, where they see a path to a bipartisan deal. Democrats, meanwhile, see that revenue as crucial to any deal, and any Republican willingness to engage in that conversation stands to be an early indicator of whether Tuesday’s talks are fruitful.National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told reporters Monday that the meeting would be “a good sit-down, a good discussion,” but that the administration would not be pitching Democrats on any specific infrastructure proposal.
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