The White House proposal calls for $200 billion of federal seed money with the goal of generating a $1.5 trillion package. But Democratic lawmakers quickly slammed the plan earlier this year, arguing it does not include enough federal dollars to have a meaningful impact on rebuilding.

Meanwhile, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has said a rebuilding overhaul will come about in multiple pieces of legislation, pointing to two must-pass bills and a waterways bill Congress regularly re-ups every two years.

Nice try, Paulie, but "just trust us" is not a plan FFS.