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Related: About this forumMixed signals on infrastructure plan emerge from Trump retreat
Source: Washington Post
Mixed signals on infrastructure plan emerge from Trump retreat
By Josh Dawsey January 7 at 3:10 PM
President Trump expressed misgivings about his administrations infrastructure plan Friday at Camp David, telling Republican leaders that building projects through public-private partnerships is unlikely to work and that it may be better for the government to pursue a different path.
Then on Saturday morning, Gary Cohn, the presidents chief economic adviser, delivered a detailed proposal on infrastructure and public-private partnerships that seemed to contradict the president. He said the administration hoped $200 billion in new federal government spending would trigger almost $1 trillion in private spending and local and state spending, according to people familiar with his comments. Cohn seemed to present the plan as the administrations approach, although the president had suggested such an approach might not work.
The seemingly contradictory statements, made within 24 hours of each other, show the uncertainty of the administration's approach to its top legislative priority in 2018: building roads, bridges and highways. Trump and his White House have been determined to pitch an infrastructure plan in 2018, despite Republican misgivings about the cost, a rapidly rising deficit and a preference to consider other matters first.
White House officials and Hill aides confirmed the presidents comments. Another White House official briefed on the comments said that Trump was musing aloud and that the administration still planned to pursue public-private partnerships for infrastructure. This person, though, said Trump had continually expressed skepticism behind the scenes about such a plan.
He doesnt think they will work, this person said.
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By Josh Dawsey January 7 at 3:10 PM
President Trump expressed misgivings about his administrations infrastructure plan Friday at Camp David, telling Republican leaders that building projects through public-private partnerships is unlikely to work and that it may be better for the government to pursue a different path.
Then on Saturday morning, Gary Cohn, the presidents chief economic adviser, delivered a detailed proposal on infrastructure and public-private partnerships that seemed to contradict the president. He said the administration hoped $200 billion in new federal government spending would trigger almost $1 trillion in private spending and local and state spending, according to people familiar with his comments. Cohn seemed to present the plan as the administrations approach, although the president had suggested such an approach might not work.
The seemingly contradictory statements, made within 24 hours of each other, show the uncertainty of the administration's approach to its top legislative priority in 2018: building roads, bridges and highways. Trump and his White House have been determined to pitch an infrastructure plan in 2018, despite Republican misgivings about the cost, a rapidly rising deficit and a preference to consider other matters first.
White House officials and Hill aides confirmed the presidents comments. Another White House official briefed on the comments said that Trump was musing aloud and that the administration still planned to pursue public-private partnerships for infrastructure. This person, though, said Trump had continually expressed skepticism behind the scenes about such a plan.
He doesnt think they will work, this person said.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mixed-signals-on-infrastructure-plan-emerge-from-trump-retreat/2018/01/07/56aa5a8c-f3db-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html
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Mixed signals on infrastructure plan emerge from Trump retreat (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2018
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uppityperson
(115,677 posts)1. Well, it is Donald they are dealing with. Watch fox for updates.
RandySF
(58,494 posts)2. Roads, bridges, highways and a total lack of imagination
What about seaports, airports, transit, highways safety systems, electric car charging, upgrading air traffic control, rural broadband and Gulf Coast restoration?