Can the US revitalise its infrastructure? Is the US ready for a gay president? And does Buttigieg still plan to run one day?
Where did it all go wrong? One answer is President Ronald Reagan, an arch exponent of laissez-faire capitalismthat the nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”
One year in, the administration has announced more than $185bn in funding and more than 6,900 specific projects reaching more than 4,000 communities across the country. This includes 2,800 bridge repair and replacement projects andThe legislation handed the former “Mayor Pete” the biggest infusion of cash into the transport sector since the 1950s interstate highways. He understands how much is riding on it.
“It would have been good politics and everybody wanted it to happen, it would have benefited the economy, and they still couldn’t get it done. So after four years of chest thumping and big promises without results, this administration knew, this president knew, that it was long past time to do something and it turned out the public appetite was there, the deal space was there.
Indeed, Democrats insist that some of the positive effects are being felt already. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia: “Week after week, the infrastructure law is paying dividends. It’s expanding highways like I-64, upgrading airports, fixing crumbling bridges and building new bike paths. It’s revitalizing our communities and making every travel day better.
“I talk about this not to go around scolding anybody but precisely because we have the means to do better and that’s why it’s so perplexing to see the resistance to it, because, if you have a choice between having a place become more divided or less divided along racial lines through transportation infrastructure choices, why wouldn’t you want it to be less divided?”
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