From: Mercy-a-lago <run@no.spam>
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
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:08:02 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:17:46 -0800
Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> 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:
> > =20
> >> On 2025-02-22 12:54, Mercy-a-lago wrote: =20
> >>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:39:40 -0800 Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> >>> =20
> >>>> On 2025-02-22 12:31, Mercy-a-lago wrote: =20
> >>>>> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:27:07 -0800 Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>> =20
> >>>>>> The previous administration did more for infrastructure
> >>>>>> than the past 3 Republican administrations combined. =20
> >>>>>=20
> >>>>> In Ukraine and Gaza...
> >>>>> =20
> >>>>=20
> >>>> Bzzzzt.
> >>>> =20
> >>>=20
> >>> https://tripnet.org/reports/rural-connections-national-news-
> >>> release-09-19-2024/
> >>>=20
> >>> U.S. RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES HAVE SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES & HIGH=20
> >>> FATALITY RATES; BACKLOG OF NEEDED REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S.=20
> >>> RURAL ROADS & BRIDGES TOTALS $198 BILLION Eds: TRIP=E2=80=99s report =
and=20
> >>> appendices include data for all 50 states for the percentage of=20
> >>> rural roads in poor condition, the percent of deficient rural=20
> >>> bridges, rural traffic fatality rates and the number of rural=20
> >>> traffic fatalities.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> An analysis of the Status of the Nation=E2=80=99s Highways, Bridges =
and=20
> >>> Transit Conditions and Performance Report, 25th Edition report,=20
> >>> 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
> >>> nation=E2=80=99s 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.
> >>>=20
> >>>=20
> >>> =20
> >>=20
> >> Again, the fact that there are problems isn't in dispute. =20
> >=20
> > Time only worsens them.
> > =20
> >> Now why don't you share with the class what efforts were
> >> undertaken in Trump's first administration to deal with them... =20
> >=20
> > The efforts the Dems killed off in favor of EV mandates and such:
> >=20
> > https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/donald-trumps-
> > big-spending-infrastructure-dream/494993/
> >=20
> > The Republican nominee=E2=80=99s push to pour more money into roads and
> > bridges than Hillary Clinton is his latest break with conservatives,
> > and it=E2=80=99s drawing criticism from one of his own economic adviser=
s. =20
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> It.
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> Didn't.
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> Happen.
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> He had the presidency, and the house, and he got NOTHING done.
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RINOs.