Infrastructure: The Hardest Easiest Problem (Video)


By Joshua Block

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Since our nation’s founding, our leaders have addressed the importance of infrastructure. With regular reports of our nation’s “crumbling infrastructure” and the low grades from the American Society of Civil Engineers, President Trump spoke on the issue from the Oval Office in December of 2017, saying “infrastructure is by far the easiest” and “we’ll have that done pretty quickly.”

However, “Infrastructure Week” is now a running joke and the White House and Congress appear to be no further along on legislation. In this video, Bloomberg Government’s Shaun Courtney explains where we are with infrastructure, and what’s likely to come next.

To contact the producer responsible for this video: Josh Block at jblock@bloomberglaw.com

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