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Democrats have unveiled their goals for America's infrastructure.
Some of you may recall that Trump promised to, within his first 100 days, (1) fix America’s Water and environmental infrastructure, and (2) fight for passage of the American Energy and Infrastructure Act (AEIA). We all water and environmental infrastructure hasn't been fixed. When was the last time you heard anything, if anything, about the AEIA? Um, Nov. 2017....The Senate introduced the bill in June 2018 and we've not since heard a peep about it.
Let's see what infrastructure measures the Dems can get introduced in the House and forwarded to the Senate and Trump so that we can realize the benefits of infrastructure repairs, upgrades and innovations.
- Roads, Bridges & Transit:
- Build world-class transportation systems that increase safety, lower costs for commuters and businesses and get goods to market quicker.
- High-Speed Internet:
- Close the rural-urban divide and build out high-speed broadband in unserved and underserved areas in both rural communities and large cities.
- Rail:
- Improve our nation’s inter-city passenger railroads and high-speed rail.
- Implement lifesaving Positive Train Control technology.
- Schools:
- Leverage federal, state and local resources to invest $107 billion in critical physical and digital infrastructure needs in schools while creating 1.9 million jobs. [Aside: I hate "leverage" used as a verb, that's what "they" wrote.]
- Airports:
- Increase public investment in our airports and aviation system.
- Ports & Inland Waterways:
- Make sure money paid by shippers into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) is used for its intended purpose. The $9 billion already collected is currently diverted to hide the size of the budget deficit [by not spending funds that can only be spent for specific purposes, but that, unspent, make it seem there's more money in the till than there really is].
- CBO Analysis: H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018
- The Provisions: Investing in America: Unlocking the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
- CBO: Harbor Tax Provision in House Water Bill Widens Deficit
- CRS Background: Harbor Maintenance Finance and Funding
- 3rd Party Analysis: What To Do About the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund?
- CBO Analysis: H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018
- Make sure money paid by shippers into the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) is used for its intended purpose. The $9 billion already collected is currently diverted to hide the size of the budget deficit [by not spending funds that can only be spent for specific purposes, but that, unspent, make it seem there's more money in the till than there really is].
- Water:
- [Address] our drinking and wastewater infrastructure so that all Americans in both urban and rural areas have reliable access to safe and clean water.
- Energy:
- Improve and modernize our aging energy infrastructure.
- Expand renewable energy infrastructure.
- Strengthen our bioenergy capabilities.
- Invest in energy efficiency retrofits and smart communities.
Some of you may recall that Trump promised to, within his first 100 days, (1) fix America’s Water and environmental infrastructure, and (2) fight for passage of the American Energy and Infrastructure Act (AEIA). We all water and environmental infrastructure hasn't been fixed. When was the last time you heard anything, if anything, about the AEIA? Um, Nov. 2017....The Senate introduced the bill in June 2018 and we've not since heard a peep about it.
Let's see what infrastructure measures the Dems can get introduced in the House and forwarded to the Senate and Trump so that we can realize the benefits of infrastructure repairs, upgrades and innovations.