{"id":5568,"date":"2017-06-16T11:07:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T15:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=5568"},"modified":"2017-06-16T11:07:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T15:07:46","slug":"president-trumps-plan-to-rebuild-americas-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2017\/06\/16\/president-trumps-plan-to-rebuild-americas-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump\u2019s Plan to Rebuild America\u2019s Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week President Trump hosted a “White House Infrastructure Summit” It was a gathering of the Administration and local leaders from across the country. At this summit the President laid out his vision for future investment in infrastructure. You can view the President’s official plan for infrastructure by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The White House rolled out ideas on how to fix our nation\u2019s ailing roads, bridges, schools and water systems in their version of \u201cInfrastructure Week.\u201d Building off the $200 billion in federal investment included in President Donald Trump\u2019s FY2018 budget<\/a>, ideas such as privatizing air traffic control, streamlining the permitting process, and improving inland waterways were all\u00a0 highlighted by the president.<\/p>\n

While proponents argue the infrastructure proposal would deliver greater control to states and local governments, the proposal appears to back down on a direct investment in infrastructure that cities and the nation desperately need. The result is a mixed bag for cities \u2014 some crucial programs shored up, major changes to regulations, and a great deal of funding uncertainty for the future.<\/p>\n

The League will continue to stress the following points in our advocacy efforts for increases investment in infrastructure at the federal level.<\/p>\n