“We agreed on a number, which was very, very good—$2 trillion for infrastructure. Originally, we had started a little lower. Even the President was eager to push it up to $2 trillion and that is a very good thing,” according to Schumer.
Additionally, Schumer said the asked Trump to present some of his ideas on funding during their next meeting. He emphasized that it is important to have the President on board to ensure passage of the infrastructure funding bill in the Senate.
He said, “This was a very, very good start and we’ll see – we hope that it will go to a constructive conclusion.”
Trump did not bring up the congressional investigations
When reporters asked if they talked about the congressional investigations during the meeting, the Democratic leaders said no.
Schumer said, “In previous meetings the President has said, ‘If these investigations continue I can’t work with you.’ He didn’t bring it up. And so, we’re going – I believe we can do both at once.”
“We can come up with some good ideas on infrastructure and we want to hear his ideas on funding. That’s going to be the crucial point in my opinion and the House and the Senate can proceed in its oversight responsibilities. The two are not mutually exclusive and we were glad he didn’t make it that way,” said Schumer.
