Trump and Democrats Agree $2 Trillion Is Needed for Infrastructure

Congressional Democrats, including (L-R) House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Finance Committee ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), walk out of the White House before talking with reporters following a meeting with President Donald Trump on April 30, 2019 in Washington. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump and congressional Democratic leaders on April 30 agreed to spend $2 trillion to improve the nation’s infrastructure, according to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)

The rare agreement between the White House and Democrats settled on a spending figure only. The two sides will meet again in three weeks to determine how to pay for the plan.