The Trump administration pledged to act to safeguard American steel by July 1. But that deadline is long past — and now a crisis is getting worse.
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Steelworkers Want Trump to Keep This Key Promise
Friday, November 10th, 2017Citizens will hopefully get involved in this issue
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017Just a week ago, the president started walking back his often-stated commitment to use $200 billion in federal funding to leverage another $800 billion in private capital and other non-federal funds for an infrastructure plan. Word from the Beltway this week is that a new “outline of principles” for an infrastructure plan will be forthcoming from the Trump administration, possibly in the next week or so.
View this complete post...Transportation Industry Reacts to Trump’s “Skinny Budget”
Monday, March 27th, 2017When the Trump administration released the FY2018 budget proposal, called “America First: A Budget Proposal to Make America Great Again,” infrastructure stakeholders around the country responded immediately. Overall, the budget is characterized by an increase in defense spending and a decrease in lots and lots of other programs, especially in infrastructure-related departments like Energy, Environment and Transportation. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will release the final version in May. According to the LA Times Editorial Board, this budget reads like a “wish list of perennial GOP targets” mainly serving to “reveal the White House’s priorities,” rather than indicating actual policy changes.
View this complete post...Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal Could Create 11 Million Jobs
Wednesday, January 18th, 2017President-elect Trump has proposed to spend up to $1 trillion over the next 10 years on America’s infrastructure, including transportation, energy, telecommunications, and border security…The significant spending increase envisioned in President-elect Trump’s proposal raises concerns about inflation and interest rate hikes but would also create millions of new jobs. If enacted, the infrastructure program could put the United States back on a pre-recession job growth path and create more than 11 million jobs.
View this complete post...Now is the time for voters to let Congress know their feelings about infrastructure and jobs in America
Thursday, December 22nd, 2016It would be wonderful – and significantly helpful – if taxpayers and public officials showed an outpouring of support for rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure. Congressional representatives need to know, without doubt, that there is home-town support for this. Without seeing support from constituents, it’s possible that the program could get delayed long enough to die a sad death. If that happens, the U.S. will remain vulnerable in the race for global leadership… and thousands of jobs that could have been created will be remembered only as “what might have been.”
View this complete post...URGENT MESSAGE FROM INFRASTRUCTUREUSA’S FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Wednesday, November 16th, 2016The subject of infrastructure is once again, finally, being seriously discussed. The Trump administration has repeated a commitment to address our failing infrastructure, and to develop fiscal strategies for funding comprehensive national infrastructure investment. This is a start.
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