Road map points to 2019 after plan to introduce infrastructure bill hits speed bump

By Diana Stancy Correll

Published August 14, 2018 4:00am ET

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Road map points to 2019 after plan to introduce infrastructure bill hits speed bump — Introducing legislation to tackle the nation’s infrastructure remains a top priority for a key Republican chairman, but the road is veering towards 2019 after the midterm elections when the GOP could lose control of Congress. Rep. Bill Shuster, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, predicted that an infrastructure bill would be ready […]

Introducing legislation to tackle the nation’s infrastructure remains a top priority for a key Republican chairman, but the road is veering towards 2019 after the midterm elections when the GOP could lose control of Congress.

Rep. Bill Shuster, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, predicted that an infrastructure bill would be ready this summer. What he unveiled in July was a draft plan.

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