Democrats remain skeptical after Trump’s bipartisan overture

Published March 1, 2017 12:06am ET



Democratic lawmakers remained skeptical of President Trump’s agenda Tuesday night after he called for a bipartisan push to reform healthcare, immigration and infrastructure in his highly-anticipated speech before a joint session of Congress.

While offering faint praise for the delivery of his speech and for toning down the rhetoric from his inaugural address, Democratic lawmakers continued to sound alarm bells after the speech. They complained the president did not provide enough details on a myriad of topics he touched on throughout the speech. Rather than a plan for the future, Democrats argued that Trump’s speech only guarantees more questions will be raised.

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