Trump takes control of GOP agenda

At a White House meeting this week, President Donald Trump told House Speaker Paul Ryan he "liked" the Republicans' 200 day agenda that includes repealing and replacing Obamacare and overhauling the tax code. But he told Ryan something was missing.

Trump asked lawmakers to include the massive infrastructure spending project that he promised voters during the campaign.

Now it's been added to the GOP's already packed to-do list, outlined at the Republican retreat at a hotel in downtown Philadelphia. It's not clear whether it will match Trump's $1 trillion proposal for repairing the nation's crumbling roads and bridges, but infrastructure is now "front and center," according to those who heard details of the GOP plan.

"The impression I got is that the speaker recognized the importance of that to the president and that it is now part of our 200-day plan," Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., a member of the House Republican leadership team, said of the infrastructure proposal. "Initially, without the president's input, that would not have been the case. But our president has been pretty clear on setting his priorities."

Republican leaders outlined a packed and ambitious agenda that is largely deferential to Trump. And it's one they hope Congress can complete in the coming months. It includes getting a comprehensive tax reform bill on Trump's desk by August and the repeal and replacement of Obamacare by March.