As a stalemate lingers between President Trump and congressional Democrats over moving forward on an infrastructure package, the price of fixing U.S. roads and bridges is going up in dollars and lives.
The Senate may take action this fall on the latest attempt to pass an infrastructure measure, but its fate remains unclear in the House as lawmakers struggle to figure out how to pay for it.
The Senate Environment and Public Works committee in July unanimously passed a bipartisan funding bill for $287 billion for road projects, which the ASCE says is a 27% increase from current funding levels but not to the level of a large infrastructure package the president has promised.
Those probes continue, and the White House says Mr. Trump is still committed to getting an infrastructure measure turned into law.
Climate change is making the state of infrastructure worse, as many of the country's roads aren't resilient against harsh weather.
Calling the Senate bill a "Good start," Rep. Peter DeFazio, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said there hasn't been a proposed funding mechanism, which may cause trouble for the bill's outlook.
Another year is left on current infrastructure funding.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-infrastructure-promise-stalls-in-latest-funding-stalemate-11567416601?mod=hp_lead_pos6
The Senate may take action this fall on the latest attempt to pass an infrastructure measure, but its fate remains unclear in the House as lawmakers struggle to figure out how to pay for it.
The Senate Environment and Public Works committee in July unanimously passed a bipartisan funding bill for $287 billion for road projects, which the ASCE says is a 27% increase from current funding levels but not to the level of a large infrastructure package the president has promised.
Those probes continue, and the White House says Mr. Trump is still committed to getting an infrastructure measure turned into law.
Climate change is making the state of infrastructure worse, as many of the country's roads aren't resilient against harsh weather.
Calling the Senate bill a "Good start," Rep. Peter DeFazio, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said there hasn't been a proposed funding mechanism, which may cause trouble for the bill's outlook.
Another year is left on current infrastructure funding.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-infrastructure-promise-stalls-in-latest-funding-stalemate-11567416601?mod=hp_lead_pos6
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