Trump Calls for $1.5 Trillion Plan to Fix America’s Infrastructure
By leveraging federal dollars, Trump will spur investment by state and local governments, as well as the private sector
Traffic on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago on Nov. 21, 2017. America’s infrastructure is out of date and holding the economy back, according to the business community. SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has asked Democrats and Republicans to work together on a bipartisan bill to modernize America’s “crumbling” infrastructure.
“Together, we can reclaim our building heritage,” he said in the annual State of the Union address on Jan. 30.
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
