GOP pans Democrats’ $1T infrastructure package

“We’re challenging him to join us”, said Schumer, who said he told Trump he would have to lean on Congressional Republicans who had stymied Democrats’ previous infrastructure proposals if he wants to make it happen.

Schumer, D-N.Y., says the plan would create 15 million jobs over 10 years and help his home state pay for expensive projects that include building a new section of Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse.

Republicans haven’t been as enthusiastic about Trump’s talk of a $1 trillion infrastructure plan, mainly because of the cost and the potential impact on the debt. The Democrats argued that almost 15 million jobs will be created in the United States if the proposed plan is implemented. The goal: “deny the majority legislative wins while positioning Democrats as the party that can work with Trump to get stuff done”. “We will not support tax credits for developers”. It’s not controversial language to say we’re all Americans.

A proposal issued by U.S. Senate Democrats on Tuesday could boost efforts to move forward on transportation and infrastructure projects in Decatur.

Senate Democrats say they won’t rush through the process and several of Trump’s remaining nominees will go through a -quote- thorough debate.

The plan calls for $210 billion to fix roads and bridges across the country: $180 billion for railways and bus systems, and $110 billion for water and sewer projects. The future of US infrastructure could be the first giant rift between the established GOP and President Trump, but it’s promising that Congress is trying to find common ground to address America’s crumbling infrastructure.

Schumer said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he would continue to play the role of obstructionist. Republicans in Congress who have resisted this effort in the recent past should learn from us. His plan called for $137 billion in tax breaks for private investors who would in turn, he claimed, finance $1 trillion in infrastructure spending.

“I don’t think we ought to borrow nearly $1 trillion and max out a lot of federal accounts”, the Kentucky Republican told reporters on Capitol Hill. The $75 billion for schools is part of the $1 trillion the blueprint would spend on everything from shoring up roads and bridges to railroads and buses over 10 years.

He criticized Trump’s actions over his first 36 hours as president, complaining to the Central Intelligence Agency of media coverage of the size of his inauguration crowd. All major infrastructure proposals made by the Obama administration failed to pass except for a 5 billion highway bill passed in 2012 and a 5 billion highway bill passed in 2015.