President Donald Trump plans to keep pushing his legislative agenda in 2018 by releasing his long-promised infrastructure proposal in early January, a senior administration official said.
December 8, 2017Government, Logistics
Trump to Release Infrastructure Plan in January, Official Says
Government
Trump鈥檚 Change of Heart Puts $1 Trillion Building Plan in Limbo
Donald Trump鈥檚 infrastructure guru spent part of Sept. 26 at a conference in Washington promoting the president鈥檚 $1 trillion plan to rebuild the nation鈥檚 crumbling roads, bridges and airports relying in part on public-private partnerships. The same day, across town, Trump was telling lawmakers that those kinds of deals don鈥檛 work.
October 2, 2017Government, Business, Logistics
Trump鈥檚 Planned Infrastructure Boom Bumps Up Against Worker Shortage
President Donald Trump鈥檚 plan to boost the economy with millions of jobs rebuilding roads, bridges and ports has a snag, the construction industry says: There aren鈥檛 nearly enough skilled workers to fill them.
August 30, 2017Government
Trump Abandons Plan for Council on Infrastructure
President Donald Trump will not move forward with a planned Advisory Council on Infrastructure, a person familiar with the matter said Aug. 17.
August 17, 2017Government
Trump Repackages Obama Council as `New' in Infrastructure Plan
The 鈥渘ew council鈥 that President Donald Trump announced on June 9 to streamline regulatory reviews for infrastructure projects isn鈥檛 actually new.
June 9, 2017Government
Trump to Outline Infrastructure Plan That Includes Rural Funding
President Donald Trump will outline his vision on June 7 for an infrastructure plan that includes federal grants to rural areas as well as to states and localities to create additional funding for projects, according to a preview of the speech provided by the White House.
June 7, 2017Government
Trump 鈥楽elf-Help鈥 Infrastructure Plan Irks State, Local Leaders
Mayors and state lawmakers from both parties are blasting President Donald Trump鈥檚 proposed transportation budget and $1 trillion infrastructure initiative, saying his plans would cut federal funding for critical projects and leave them holding the bill.
June 1, 2017Government
Democrats Rip Trump's Infrastructure Plan as 鈥楽leight of Hand鈥
President Donald Trump鈥檚 $1 trillion plan for improving the nation鈥檚 infrastructure isn鈥檛 enjoying the immediate bipartisan support he may have hoped for.
May 24, 2017Government, Business
Trump Budget Said to Include $200 Billion for Infrastructure
President Donald Trump will propose spending $200 billion in federal funds over 10 years to spur investment in the nation鈥檚 infrastructure, a senior Office of Management and Budget official said.
May 22, 2017Government
Trump鈥檚 Public-Private Infrastructure Vision Rejected in Texas
President Donald Trump鈥檚 plan to invest $1 trillion in U.S. infrastructure with the help of public-private partnerships has hit a speed bump in Texas.
May 9, 2017