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On 2025-02-22 16:11, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:23:55 -0800
> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-02-22 15:08, -hh wrote:
>>> 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 country’s
>>>>>> 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: TRIP’s 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 Nation’s 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
>>>>>> nation’s 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.
>> And that health care plan that was going to be "so simple"!
> 
> Yeah Obammy and Roberts really screwed the pooch for us.
> 

How could Obama prevent Trump from passing a new plan?