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Article snippet: K Street sees Tuesday’s meeting between Speaker MORE as a last-chance bid to move on a bipartisan infrastructure deal this year. At the beginning of the Congress, advocates expressed hope that infrastructure was one of the few issues where House Democrats were likely to work with Trump. But there has been frustration that both sides have made little public progress toward a deal. Those who spoke to The Hill hoped the Tuesday meeting would give the issue new momentum. “I’m an optimist on infrastructure legislation,” Greg Louer, managing director at Arnold & Porter, told The Hill. “This is an issue that is not inherently partisan, and if all parties involved commit to forging ahead with a reasonable finance plan that respects major stakeholder interests, congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle can get a deal done,” he predicted. Passing an infrastructure bill, which Trump has said could be $1 trillion, has been a priority for business groups. Major industries, including transportation and construction, have been banging the drum on the issue and drawing up wish lists, even with few signs of progress. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which supports raising the federal tax on gas to pay for a bill, has increased spending on infrastructure issues, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The administration’s own efforts to push infrastructure, though, have become a punchline in some circles, regularly being overtaken by the president’s controversies... Link to the full article to read more