“We think it should be large,” Chuck Schumer said. “He’s mentioned a trillion dollars. I told him that sounded good to me.” | AP Photo Schumer: Trump's trillion dollar infrastructure plan sounds good to me

Donald Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan sounds good to Chuck Schumer, the incoming Senate minority leader said Tuesday.

The president-elect has called for a $1 trillion investment into upgrading the nation’s roads, bridges, tunnels and airports.


“We think it should be large,” Schumer told ABC News’ Jon Karl and Rick Klein during their “Powerhouse Politics” podcast. “He’s mentioned a trillion dollars. I told him that sounded good to me.”

Schumer has highlighted infrastructure as one issue that Democrats can work with Trump on, casting some of the billionaire’s positions as “surprisingly” progressive and populist. And the New York Democrat has insisted that Congress could pass Trump's infrastructure bill within his first 100 days, as long as it's free of “gimmicks” and tax breaks.

“We’re not going to oppose something simply because it has the name Trump on it, but we will certainly not sacrifice our principles just to get something done,” Schumer said.

Trump’s infrastructure plan is more in line with Democrats than members of his own party. He said during the campaign that he would “at least double” Hillary Clinton’s proposed $275 billion infrastructure plan.

But Republican leaders have yet to sign on to such an expensive spending plan. House Speaker Paul Ryan burst into laughter and repeatedly tapped the arm of his chair when asked in September if he would help a President Trump pass an infrastructure plan costing $550 billion or more.

“That’s not in the ‘Better Way’ agenda,” the Wisconsin Republican said, referring to his conservative agenda for the House.

Trump’s influential son-in-law, Jared Kushner, told business leaders at a breakfast last week in Manhattan that Trump is closer to Schumer than to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) when it comes to infrastructure spending.

McConnell told reporters at a news conference earlier this month that “it will be interesting to see how” Trump’s infrastructure plan is put together.

“I hope we avoid a trillion-dollar stimulus,” he said.