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Podcast: The Long Road Ahead to Fixing America’s Infrastructure

The Week Ahead, Episode 50

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TWA-Ep.50
By Randolph Walerius and Jacob Fischler
Posted April 21, 2017 at 2:55pm

President Donald Trump wants to invest $1 trillion into the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges, tunnels and airports, as well as into drinking water, electric and telecommunications systems, says CQ Roll Call’s transportation reporter Jacob Fischler. But the hurdle to that ambitious agenda is finding the money. Fischler and transportation editor Randy Walerius discuss what role Congress could play in the plan.

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