President Donald Trump made a pitch to Republican leaders this afternoon to put solar panels on his border wall as a way to help pay for the large structure.

Trump's asking Congress to front the money for the barrier he said Mexico would eventually bear the brunt of. He's requested $1.6 billion for brick and mortar construction on the project that Axios says he spoke to lawmakers about.

The president said he's envisioning a 40-50 foot wall along the southern border that could be covered with electricity-generating solar panels similar to the ones that a company bidding for the contract submitted as part of their design.

Companies selected to build prototypes of the wall are soon to be announced.

President Donald Trump says his administration is 'working very hard' to get health care and tax reform bills through Congress and he expects Capitol Hill to move on his stalled agenda before it goes on summer recess

The president brought up the wall during a Tuesday gathering of GOP leaders from the House and Senate that took place at the White House.

Trump said his administration is 'working very hard' to get health care and tax reform bills through Congress and he expects Capitol Hill to move on his stalled agenda before it goes on summer recess.

Trump pushed senators, in front of the cameras, to follow the House's lead 'and get a bill across the finish line this summer that will be great health care for Americans.'

'I'm looking forward to seeing it, so looking forward to seeing it,' he told them during a White House working session.

The president also wants them approve 'a massive tax cut' - that 'will spur business like never before,' Trump said - and a budget that includes funding for the border wall he promised.

'I think we're going to have some very pleasant surprises for a lot of people,' Trump predicted.

The president presented a list of legislative demands to GOP leaders from both chambers at the Tuesday afternoon session that preceded a dinner with a select group of Republican lawmakers.

Lawmakers now have seven work weeks, including this one, to pass an Obamacare replacement bill, raise the debt ceiling and approve a budget if they're to meet the president's aggressive timeline.

Trump wants lawmakers codify the tax reforms he's put forward next, after their annual August recess, making for a jam-packed legislative schedule before the end of the fiscal year.

'Big meeting today with Republican leadership concerning Tax Cuts and Healthcare. We are all pushing hard - must get it right!' the president tweeted Tuesday morning.

He said to party leaders later, 'What a great team this is. What an unbelievable team.' The added, 'We'll know soon.'

The billionaire businessman made big promises on health care, taxes and infrastructure that have not come to pass in the slow-moving legislative branch, even though Congress is fully under Republican control.

Trump's legislative director said Monday that investigations into Russia and the election and Trump's firing of his FBI director James Comey have presented 'complications' that have slowed the administration's progress.

President Donald Trump has summoned GOP leaders to the White House today for a frank talk about his agenda that has stalled on Capitol Hill

Fights with Democrats over Trump's appointees and a slew of investigations have filled the congressional calendar.

Lawmakers are probing Russian interference in the presidential election, Trump associates' alleged collusion with the Kremlin, Obama-era spying and Trump's abrupt firing of Comey, who testifies this week on Capitol Hill.

At a Monday evening briefing, the president's legislative liaison was adamant that Trump's revised timetable could be met, in spite of numerous alarm bells, including the investigations.

'There's no doubt that keeping members focused on investigations detracts from our legislative agenda, detracts from what we're trying to deliver to the American people,' Legislative Director Marc Short said. 'To what extent I think is hard for me to say.'

Short told reporters the White Houses expects Congress to raise the debt ceiling and approve healthcare, along with the president's budget, by August to make way for a discussion on tax reform this fall.

'Tomorrow's meeting are specifically focused more on Republican leadership and figuring out our path forward,' Short said Monday of the talks. 'We wish it weren't this way, but the reality is, it will be a partisan exercise.'

Trump presented his list of demands to Republican leaders during a working session this afternoon. He'll press them again at a dinner that is also being limited to Republican members. He's seen greeting Republican Sen. Ted Cruz at the White House on Monday

The White House is adamant that Trump's timetable can be met, in spite of numerous alarm bells. Cruz is seen sharing a joke with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a White House event on Monday

The White House says it is still meeting with Democrats about tax reforms and the infrastructure package the president is traveling to Ohio and Kentucky this week to tout.

Changes the president wants for Obamacare rest firmly on the GOP's shoulders, however.

The House has passed a bill that was deemed dead on arrival in the Senate because of the cuts it makes to Medicare and the way it proposes to handle patients with pre-existing conditions.

Senators have stressed that a health care overhaul is now 'unlikely' to pass the deliberative body that has a 60-vote threshold for most pieces of legislation.

Even if Republicans were to abolish the standard to satisfy Trump, who has called for an elimination of the filibuster, they would face hurdles from within their own ranks on health care.

The Senate's Republican head, Mitch McConnell, said last week that 'he does know how we get to 50 at the moment.'

Republicans have a 52-seat majority in the Senate, and the vice president can break a tie if needed.

Trump praised House Speaker Paul Ryan for the 'important first step' his chamber took 'to rescue Americans from this calamity' known as Obamacare on Tuesday

Short insisted Monday that the president's aides are 'continuing to make significant process' with senators and the 'written text is actually pretty far along' after reports indicated that senators were souring on a bill altogether.

'I don’t see a comprehensive healthcare plan this year,' Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina said.

The issue was front and center in today's talks - where the president challenged the Senate to follow the House and get a bill approved before August.

'That was a very, very long and difficult negotiation, but it really gives a great print, and great concept to Mitch and now the Senate,' he declared.

Trump praised House Speaker Paul Ryan for the 'important first step' his chamber took 'to rescue Americans from this calamity.'

The president has pressed senators in tweets and calls to find a way to get it done.

'The U.S. Senate should switch to 51 votes, immediately, and get Healthcare and TAX CUTS approved, fast and easy. Dems would do it, no doubt!' he said Memorial Day weekend when lawmakers were out on break.

He told lawmakers Tuesday that they must act to prevent the 'Democrat-inflicted tragedy.'