Pelosi and Schumer expressed optimism, not frustration, with Trump after a closed-door talk, announcing that participants had agreed to seek a $2 trillion legislative package to repair and improve the nation’s roads, bridges and broadband networks.
of his banking records, did not complain during the meeting about the multiple House-led investigations targeting him, according to Pelosi and Schumer.
While the meeting was underway, however, Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, expressed the opposite position, citing the Democratic investigations as a major impediment to legislative cooperation. Pelosi has so far blocked any moves toward impeachment proceedings in the House, so no such hearings are underway or scheduled.
Since it will focus on funding mechanisms, the next infrastructure meeting will no doubt be more difficult than Tuesday’s, although Democrats laid out only three broad principles in a letter to Trump on Monday. It outlined government funding, environmental considerations and Buy American provisions as key priorities.
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