The Senate Democratic Caucus has unveiled a proposal for its own $1 trillion infrastructure plan in response to President Trump’s plan.
The Senate Democrats’ proposal would invest billions to modernize airports and waterways, rebuild crumbling schools and VA hospitals, overhaul road and bridge repairs, equip rural communities with high-speed Internet, revitalize main streets across the country, and more. The plan would create more than 15 million jobs.
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the United States must spend $1.6 trillion above current funding levels just to get its infrastructure to a state of good repair.
The Senate Democrats’ plan would invest in the following programs:
$140 Billion to Repair America’s Roads & Bridges
$10 Billion to Expand the TIGER Program
$115 Billion to Modernize America’s Water & Sewer Systems
$115 Billion to Repair & Improve Public Transportation
