Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
‘Mayor Pete’ looks inside a political marriage
“We are excited with an exclamation point,” the avowed policy wonk said, eager to discuss roads, rails and pipelines, oh my!
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“We are excited with an exclamation point,” the avowed policy wonk said, eager to discuss roads, rails and pipelines, oh my!
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2021 report card gives U.S. roads, bridges, rails, waterways, public parks and other infrastructure an overall grade of C-.
“But the closer you get to deadlines, the more heated the political environment, and there’s always the chance that you can slip off the rails and something will go wrong.” [jwp-video n=”2″]
OPINION — Every now and then, politics simply goes off the rails, plowing through the collective American psyche like a runaway train.
“The CRRC moved into Australia in 2008 and within a decade the four domestic suppliers of freight and transit rails are gone.”
Both parties knew that the meeting had the potential to go off the rails.
And then, two days ago, people went through the same kind of upsetting moment when the China talks went off the rails and the markets reacted.
He often rails against previous administrations’ trade policies and slams other countries’ tactics at such events. His supporters typically respond with loud applause.
. … The biggest challenge is teaching about Trump and not having things go completely off the rails.”
We must start robustly investing in our aging bridges, roads, rails, ports, airports, electric grid, water pipes, broadband network and more.
When a Democratic president like Barack Obama or Bill Clinton rails against tax breaks for the wealthy and loopholes for the special interests, Republicans line up to denounce him for practicing