On the campaign trail this year, Donald Trump stumped for $1 trillion worth of infrastructure investments, promising to shore up Americas flagging road networks, water systems, utilities, telecommunications systems, and public facilities. In the weeks since his election, Trump has made clear that this infrastructure package will be an immediate priority for his administration. And that means that a national infrastructure bank might end up back at the top of the policy agenda after almost a decade of gridlock in Congress, as House and Senate Republicans look for ways to forge a more cooperative relationship with the White House.
The Infrastructure Bank We Need
It Would Help Markets Help Us Build Things
Also published in National Review Sat. December 31, 2016
Samuel R. Staley is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the DeVoe L. Moore Center at Florida State University.
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