Bloomberg » The chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, a Republican, also says he’s open to increasing the gas tax.
Associated Press/Business Insider » Tax breaks in the president’s plan could go to projects that would have been built without the incentive.
The Charlotte Observer » The requests by governors from at least 44 states are in addition to a preliminary list of 50 infrastructure projects obtained and published by McClatchy last month.
Forbes » Trump’s plans depend on incentivizing companies to bring back money that is now overseas and then use it to fund infrastructure projects.
Vox » Moderate Democrats who might side with the administration and are having second thoughts. The reason: “You can’t work with a president who is eroding the Constitution,” says Connecticut Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat who favors a big infrastructure plan.
Albuquerque Journal » U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is following a long line of secretaries who left their mark by pushing policies and crafting policies.