Infrastructure, crumbling

Published February 8, 2019 5:00am ET



“Both parties should be able to unite for a great rebuilding of America’s crumbling infrastructure,” President Trump said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday — but his failure to provide specifics left Democrats wondering how likely it is that the two sides can reach common ground.

“The Trump Administration has failed repeatedly over the past two years to put forth a serious proposal on how to address our infrastructure needs,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said in a statement to the Washington Examiner. “The President’s comments on the need to work together to improve our nation’s infrastructure are a good start, but action must be taken.”

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