The Hill » The White House said it plans to submit “detailed legislative principles” to Congress in early January outlining President Donald Trump’s infrastructure vision. Officials are putting the finishing touches on the document, which is expected to serve as the building block for lawmakers to write legislation next year.
The Hill » The White House reassured Senate Republicans that President Trump still wants to rebuild U.S. roads, bridges, airports and other public works, according to lawmakers who attended a meeting with administration officials on Wednesday. But key details about the long-awaited infrastructure proposal remain up in the air.
The Hill » Two Democrats and three Republicans attended the Thursday meeting, including two members who sit on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The panel is expected to be a key player in Trump’s $1 trillion rebuilding proposal, which has yet to be released.
The Wall Street Journal » President Donald Trump has pivoted away from public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects, telling a bipartisan group of lawmakers that Indiana’s experience with privatization was a failure. According to one person in the meeting, the president said, “They tried it in Mike’s state and it didn’t work.” The president was referencing the experience […]
Reuters » President Donald Trump arrived in office having promised a bold $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan over 10 years for roads, bridges, airports and transit systems crumbling by the day across the United States. But nearly seven months later the administration has produced few details on the future of federal infrastructure funding, one reason why state […]
KUNC » Private investors are interested in turning a profit, which is why most public-private partnerships are on highly trafficked roads or bridges. Only two interstates in Colorado — I-70 and I-25 — are attractive to corporations due to their volume, and they already have private investment in many areas. And the thousands of miles […]