'Instead of proposing a $2 trillion catch-all 'infrastructure' bill and asking hard-working Americans to fund it by paying more at the pump, Washington lawmakers should cut the red tape and stop wasting the tax dollars we give them,' the group said.
The right-leaning political network funded by billionaire Charles Koch on Tuesday is not happy with the $2 trillion infrastructure price tag agreed upon by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer.
The libertarian political network funded by billionaire Charles Koch on Tuesday is not happy with the $2 trillion infrastructure price tag agreed upon by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate. The group has also previously argued against using a gas tax to pay for infrastructure repairs and enhancements.
Schumer announced Tuesday, after a meeting at the White House, that he, Pelosi and Trump, along with other top Democrats, agreed on the $2 trillion price tag – although the sides had yet to agree on details.The White House praised the meeting as "excellent and productive."
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