Parties agree to develop options to fund the package and meet again in late May.

But president provides no specifics about size of proposal or funding sources.

Ex-Trump infrastructure guru DJ Gribbin takes PE firm top role for better results

Our nation’s infrastructure is no laughing matter, and infrastructure advocates are understandably frustrated.

In the first round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant awards under the Trump administration, the Dept. of Transportation has put a major emphasis on rural projects, awarding such proposals more than 60% of the $487.1 million total it distributed.