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Trump infrastructure push faces cold shoulder from Congress
WXOW News 19 ^ | June 6, 2017 | Erica Werner (AP)

Posted on 06/15/2017 5:41:19 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Repairing the nation's crumbling roads and bridges was supposed to be an area ripe for bipartisan compromise between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump. Instead, Democrats are panning Trump's proposed $1 trillion overhaul and even Republicans are balking at some aspects of the emerging plan.

The White House's self-proclaimed "Infrastructure Week" began with Trump appearing Monday with aviation officials and some prominent GOP lawmakers to announce plans to privatize the nation's air traffic control system and separate operations from the Federal Aviation Administration.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: airports; atc; budget; chuckschumer; conservatives; debt; deficit; democrats; funding; gop; infrastructure; infrastructureweek; rail; republicans; spending; tolls; transportation; trump; water

1 posted on 06/15/2017 5:41:19 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
ANYTHING President Trump suggests "faces cold shoulder from congress". congress is replete with traitors to their electorate. What a bunch of "resistance" bums.
2 posted on 06/15/2017 5:45:41 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation camp?)
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To: hal ogen
ANYTHING President Trump suggests "faces cold shoulder from"

most journalists and their editors.
3 posted on 06/15/2017 6:01:41 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Why would anyone on the left want to kill RINOs?

As for yesterday mornings shooting, ask yourself a couple of questions.

Who is holding up President Trumps agenda? Is it not the RINOs?

Who is stonewalling the President’s appointments? Are they not RINOs?

Who is a bigger threat to the Republic, democrats or RINOs? Is not the greater threat RINOs?

Who cheated and stole the election from Bernie, the DNC or RINOs? The DNC.

So, it is totally illogical to think that this guy is a left wing bernie supporter out killing those who are not his enemy.


4 posted on 06/15/2017 6:04:02 AM PDT by Bob Celeste
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Infrastructure spending is so 70’s. Congress now just prefers direct cash transfers laundered thru federal agencies hiding behind omnibus spending authority. You really don’t think state department just lost 8 billion dollars do you?


5 posted on 06/15/2017 6:07:47 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: hal ogen
Somehow, when this happens again, it will be blamed on President Trump.....


6 posted on 06/15/2017 6:10:44 AM PDT by 4Liberty ("Russia"? Communists have been infiltrating Hollywood & US academia for decades..........)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The new quality in government test. If congress doesn’t like it,it means we are doing the right thing. Drag them kicking and screaming all the short way to their next primary.


7 posted on 06/15/2017 6:11:32 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: 4Liberty

Judging by the bridge style, that must be Michigan.


8 posted on 06/15/2017 6:17:59 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Well, he does seem to be p*ssing off all the right people:

Trump’s Budget Is a Disaster for Transit, and His Infrastructure Plan Is a Gift to Wall Street (5/24)

9 posted on 06/15/2017 6:19:17 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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To: Bob Celeste

Actually, no


10 posted on 06/15/2017 6:21:07 AM PDT by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Only possible result: Congress and the people in and around it want our bridges, roads, and buildings to crumble.


11 posted on 06/15/2017 6:22:36 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! And please, God, bless the USA again.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Obama spending 2.0. We haven’t even paid for the last one and someone wants another trillion dollars for union bailouts? How about build the wall instead, no? So, are they going to put up those same signs everywhere? This project paid for with more taxpayer dollars, while we watch union crews lean on shovels.
Another trillion dollars is as outside the realm of common sense as was an arms deal with SA.. the ideologues that brought us 9/11.


12 posted on 06/15/2017 7:09:14 AM PDT by momincombatboots (White Stetsons up.. let's save our country!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

What trump plan has not faced a cold sholder in congress?


13 posted on 06/15/2017 7:37:42 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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NationalPolitical Capital Foreign Firms Stand To Benefit From Trump Budget, Infrastructure Plans
14 posted on 06/15/2017 7:38:39 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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To: 4Liberty

May Avenue. Is that in Oklahoma City?

It would fit the state of Oklahoma roads.


15 posted on 06/15/2017 7:38:46 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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