Its anchor would be a $760 billion package for
roads, mass transit, water systems and high-
speed internet networks, with more money
coming for education, housing and community
health centers. Democrats offered no apologies
that their plan included clean energy and other
environmental proposals.
“If you’re going to rebuild it, it’s rebuild it the
right way,” said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore.,
chairman of the House Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee.
Trump made his proposal by tweet on Tuesday,
saying the plan should be “VERY BIG & BOLD,
Two Trillion Dollars.” He elaborated later
to reporters.
“We redo our roads, our highways, our bridges.
We fix up our tunnels, which are, many of them,
in bad shape,” he said.
Congress’ top Republicans have been guarded
about the idea but have stopped short of ruling
it out.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,
said he’ll oppose any Democratic effort to
use a fresh economic recovery bill to advance
environmental restrictions or other policy
preferences. “We need to make certain that any
further actions we take are directly related to
this public health crisis.” McConnell told told Fox
News Radio’s Guy Benson on Tuesday.
“This isn’t a time to attempt to reshape American
life through the eyes of one political party,” said
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
Other Republicans are also tapping the brakes,
saying any decision should await a fresh view
of the economy when Congress returns to
Washington. With lawmakers scattered around