"Senate Democrats Unveil A Trump-Size Infrastructure Plan"

"A group of senior Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled their own $1 trillion plan to revamp the nation’s airports, bridges, roads and seaports, urging President Trump to back their proposal, which they say would create 15 million jobs over 10 years.

The Democrats said their infrastructure plan would rely on ­direct federal spending and would span a range of projects including not only roads and bridges, but also the nation’s broadband network, hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs and schools.

Eager to drive a wedge between the new president and congressional Republicans, Democrats see talk of infrastructure projects as a way to piggyback on Trump’s frequent vows to repair the nation’s crumbling roads and bridges and persuade him to adopt ideas that would put him at odds with GOP leaders, who have done little to embrace what would amount to a major new government spending program."

Ed O'Keefe and Steven Mufson report for the Washington Post January 24, 2017.

SEE ALSO:

"Republicans, Democrats Bicker Over Infrastructure Plans" (Reuters)

"Trump Team Compiles Infrastructure Priority List" (McClatchy)