Democrats wary of handing Trump a win on infrastructure

The Hill
BY CRISTINA MARCOS - 05/21/19 06:00 AM EDT

Democrats are growing skeptical about working with President Trump on an infrastructure deal, fearing it would help him score political points as he campaigns for reelection.

While the House Democratic Caucus sees infrastructure as a possible area for bipartisanship with Trump, they don’t want to risk the appearance of business as usual with a president who is stonewalling their probes and all but daring them to impeach him.

At the same time, Democrats want to avoid being seen as a party whose sole interest is to investigate Trump.

They argue it’s necessary to pursue infrastructure, an issue they campaigned on last year when they won back the House, and if it’s Trump who signs an infrastructure package into law, so be it... FULL ARTICLE

Posted on Tue, May 21, 2019 by John Cox

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