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 16:14:41 -0800
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-02-22 16:08, Mercy-a-lago wrote:
> 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:
>>>
>>>> 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.
>>
> RINOs.
>
>
There's always an excuse!