White House Kills Infrastructure Package

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Sat, 05/26/2018 - 1:37pm

“The White House formally drove a dagger into the passage this year of the kind of massive infrastructure package called for by President Trump,” Roll Call reports. “What is on the White House’s legislative agenda for the rest of the year includes another tax package, a farm bill, more federal judiciary nominations — and possibly immigration legislation.” “White House legislative affairs chief Marc Short told reporters Friday that infrastructure will slide into 2019.

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