Even still, top White House aides have pledged infrastructure will be their primary focus as the calendar turns to 2018. The White House expects to hold additional meetings to finalize the infrastructure plan in the days leading up to the Camp David talks. The White House says it has consulted with various agencies who handle building permits over the past weeks to gather input. At the time, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Trump's infrastructure campaign promises "are crumbling faster than our roads and bridges." But, so far, Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been more willing to push their own $500 billion infrastructure plan -- which they rolled out earlier this year.

Source: CNN December 27, 2017 06:00 UTC