President Donald Trump is pitching a $2 billion plan to repave streets, refurbish infrastructure, and restore order in Washington, D.C., casting it as part of a sweeping crime agenda that remains vague on Capitol Hill, even as House Republicans prepare their own slate of bills targeting the District.
The $2 billion figure first surfaced in Trump’s Aug. 22 remarks, when he said he would ask Congress to fund a beautification campaign within a three-mile radius of the White House and Capitol. Senior White House officials now say the proposal stems from the president’s March executive order, Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful, which created seven interagency working groups on issues from policing to homelessness.
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