From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.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 15:17:46 -0800
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-02-22 14:16, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:36:51 -0800 Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2025-02-22 12:54, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
>>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:39:40 -0800 Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2025-02-22 12:31, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:27:07 -0800 Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The previous administration did more for infrastructure
>>>>>> than the past 3 Republican administrations combined.
>>>>>
>>>>> In Ukraine and Gaza...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bzzzzt.
>>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Again, the fact that there are problems isn't in dispute.
>
> Time only worsens them.
>
>> Now why don't you share with the class what efforts were
>> undertaken in Trump's first administration to deal with them...
>
> The efforts the Dems killed off in favor of EV mandates and such:
>
> https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/donald-trumps-
> big-spending-infrastructure-dream/494993/
>
> The Republican nomineeâs push to pour more money into roads and
> bridges than Hillary Clinton is his latest break with conservatives,
> and itâs drawing criticism from one of his own economic advisers.
It.
Didn't.
Happen.
He had the presidency, and the house, and he got NOTHING done.
>
> https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-gears-infrastructure-
> push-dubbed-easiest-trump/story?id=52046300
>
> the proposal to be unveiled will call for "at least $200 billion" in
> federal spending on infrastructure projects over the next 10 years,
> with a goal of attracting at least an additional $800 billion in
> financing from state and local governments along with private
> partnerships, the official said.
>
He was claiming to have a plan.
It never happened.