Infrastructure bill may not pass this year, Republican senator says

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Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters about the tax reform plan between votes in the Capitol on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

The U.S. Senate’s second highest-ranking Republican said on Tuesday it will be “challenging” to win approval of an infrastructure bill and added Congress may not pass legislation this year.

Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, told reporters Tuesday that the Senate may not “have time to get to” infrastructure this year, his office confirmed.

President Donald Trump wants Congress to approve $200 billion in federal spending over 10 years designed to spur $1.5 trillion in infrastructure spending. But it faces strong opposition from Democrats.