Unfortunately neither party wants that power returned to the states. They seem to see the senate as their check on the power of the house (our direct representatives)
The last 2 GOP senate candidates in Michigan spoke about state control of senators and were immediately tossed overboard by the party. Terri Land was especially vocal about returning the power of infrastructure to the states.
There is growing resistance to DC from the states even without the senate. For instance, Rick Snyder got the deal for Canada to build a new bridge over the Detroit river but Obama refuses to approve or fund the customs plaza on this side (federal infrastructure) unless Rick Snyder gives $100 million to unrelated Detroit pension funds. Snyder started the project without federal approval because Obama will be gone by the time the project is done.
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