March 12, 2021 Day after COVID relief bill's passing, Pelosi directs House to begin work on infrastructure package Reeling off the victory of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the next priority for the Democrat-controlled Congress Friday-- infrastructure.
December 19, 2020 During Buttigieg’s tenure as mayor, South Bend had transportation scandal Pete Buttigieg, who President-elect Joe Biden has nominated as Transportation Secretary, dealt with a public transportation scandal while he was the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
July 15, 2020 Trump announces rollbacks of environmental reviews for infrastructure projects President Trump announced on Wednesday a new federal rule to cut out bureaucratic red tape and speed up environmental review processes for proposed highways, gas pipelines and other major infrastructure.
July 2, 2020 House Dems pass massive $1.5T infrastructure bill, GOP slams them for 'partisan wish list' House Democrats passed a massive $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill on Wednesday, as Republicans accused them of pouring money into what one congressman called a “partisan wish list.”
June 19, 2020 Trump touts nearly $1B in US infrastructure plans, proposals America’s roads, bridges and other infrastructure are being eyed for sorely needed funding boosts, according to a series of Twitter messages from President Trump on Thursday evening.
June 1, 2020 Sen. John Barrasso: Coronavirus recovery – Infrastructure bills are a start. Why won't House Dems help? Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are unifying around three infrastructure bills to fix America’s highways, ports and water systems.
May 26, 2020 Cuomo to meet with Trump on coronavirus, push infrastructure: ‘No better time to build than right now’ New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will travel to Washington D.C. for a meeting Wednesday with President Trump to discuss a number of topics amid coronavirus, including a way to begin working on critical infrastructure projects to jumpstart the economy.
April 9, 2020 Bradley Blakeman: Rebuilding after coronavirus – this is how we invest in America Before the COVID-19 outbreak, there was bipartisan support for an infrastructure bill but there was never a consensus on how robust it should be and how it should be done.
April 3, 2020 What could 'Phase 4' coronavirus bill include? Here's what to expect with a potential "Phase 4" coronavirus response bill, which could be passed by the end of April.
March 17, 2020 Sen. Kevin Cramer: Infrastructure investment is what America needs to fight coronavirus If we are looking for ways to inject economic benefit into the economy, let’s start here.