Trump says Congress will have to approve his trade deal before they can move on to infrastructure
Mike Ciandella · May 22, 2019
In a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., President Donald Trump told Congress that it would have to approve his U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal before working on infrastructure spending.
Trump previously indicated in April that he is on board with Congress’ plan to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure. The official plan released by the White House “called upon the Congress to pass legislation that generates at least $1 trillion in infrastructure investment.â€
“Before we get to infrastructure, it is my strong view that Congress should first pass the important and popular USMCA trade deal,†Trump said in his letter.
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/trump-says-congress-will-approve-trade-deal-can-move-infrastructure/Seems like the number 1 issue in America isn't so important anymore. Infrastruction would have been a great bargaining chip for securing the border.