DC: Trump Advisor Defends White House Infrastructure Proposal
March 2, 2018
White House infrastructure policy adviser D.J. Gribbin is fiercely defending the Trump administration's infrastructure proposal, as it continues to draw criticism from Democrats.
Source The Hill
White House infrastructure policy adviser D.J. Gribbin is fiercely defending the Trump administration's infrastructure proposal, as it continues to draw criticism from Democrats.
President Trump’s proposal, released last month, would inject $200 billion of federal seed money to create $1.5 trillion in total spending on infrastructure over 10 years. Half of the federal funds would go toward an incentive program to match financing from state and local governments investing in rebuilding projects.
The idea is that the private sector, in addition to funding from states and local municipalities, will foot much of the bill as the administration seeks to finance projects where local governments have a stake.
