From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Both Presidents Obama And Biden Said They Wanted To End Waste In
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:08:05 -0500
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2/22/25 17:19, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:47:40 -0500
> -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2/22/25 15:53, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:39:58 -0800
>>> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2025-02-22 12:30, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:23:49 -0500
>>>>> Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Biden actually got something done for our infrastructure.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope.
>>>>>
>>>>> Roads, bridges, rail, all worse by far.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wrong.
>>>
>>> You lie simply to lie as a knee jerk.
>>>
>>> https://www.constructiondive.com/news/report-more-than-a-third-of-us-bridges-are-structurally-deficient-it-coul/604302/
>>>
>>> The U.S. has a bridge problem.
>>>
>>> The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the countryâs overall
>>> infrastructure a C- grade in its 2021 report card, and the American
>>> Road and Transportation Builders Association estimates that 171.5
>>> million vehicles cross over 45,000 structurally deficient U.S.
>>> bridges every day.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://tripnet.org/reports/rural-connections-national-news-release-09-19-2024/
>>>
>>> U.S. RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES HAVE SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES & HIGH
>>> FATALITY RATES; BACKLOG OF NEEDED REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S.
>>> RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES TOTALS $198 BILLION Eds: TRIPâs report and
>>> appendices include data for all 50 states for the percentage of
>>> rural roads in poor condition, the percent of deficient rural
>>> bridges, rural traffic fatality rates and the number of rural
>>> traffic fatalities.
>>>
>>> An analysis of the Status of the Nationâs Highways, Bridges and
>>> Transit Conditions and Performance Report, 25th Edition report,
>>> submitted by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)
>>> to Congress in 2024, indicates that the U.S. faces a $198 billion
>>> backlog in needed repairs and improvements to the nationâs rural
>>> roads, highways and bridges. This includes a $97 billion backlog
>>> for rural road and highway rehabilitation, a $53 billion backlog
>>> for needed rural bridge rehabilitation, and a $48 billion backlog
>>> for needed rural roadway expansions and enhancements.
>>>
>>
>> Yup. What that's saying is that the backlog of infrastructure needs
>> was even bigger than (2017 Trump's
>
> Because:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_policy_of_Donald_Trump
>
> During his first run for the presidency, Trump touted a potential major
> infrastructure initiative. Although both sides of the political aisle
> recognized the need to upgrade American infrastructure, no major
> infrastructure bill was passed due to disagreements over the details of
> such a spending package, namely, what to spend on, how much to spend,
> and how to pay for it. In general, the aim of the Trump administration
> was to revitalize the national economy and enhance national security,
> despite the tendency of the Republican Party to oppose large federal
> expenditures and tax hikes. Members of the Democratic Party typically
> favored investing in renewable energy and new infrastructure that could
> begin to combat climate change.
>
"...no major infrastructure bill was passed..."
Despite GOP majorities in the House, Senate & White House.
-hh