Senate Republicans have put forth an alternative to Democrats’ proposed infrastructure plan. The proposal would spend $568 billion on infrastructure instead of the $2.3 trillion plan proposed by President Biden.
The Republican counter-offer was drawn up by a group of senators led by Sen Shelley Moore Capito. It is less than a quarter the size of the plan proposed by President Biden. It even falls short of the estimates that Republicans had given earlier. As recently as last week, Capito told reporters that they thought the bill would come in between $600 and $800 billion.
Under the Republican counter, $299 billion would be spent on roads and bridges, $65 billion on broadband internet infrastructure, $61 billion on public transit systems, $44 billion on airports, $35 billion on waste and drinking water systems, $20 billion on rail upgrades and repair, $17 billion on ports and waterways, and $13 billion on safety spending to groups like the NHTSA.
There is a huge gap between the Republican and Democrat Infrastructure plans, but both sides acknowledge that these are only starting offers. Republicans called their proposal a “framework. According to The Hill, Republican Roger Wicker said that the offer was made in “good faith” to begin negotiations.
Still, the Republican plan also includes a ‘poison pill’ which effectively prevents Democrats from taking the offer. The plan would specifically prevent any overturning of the 2017 tax cuts that Republicans pushed through under President Trump which reduced the corporate tax rate.
Instead of allowing Democrats to raise the corporate tax rate, the Republican proposal relies on ‘user fees.’ Those fees could be tolls, fuel taxes, vehicle mileage fees, or other options – the proposal isn’t specific about what user fees would be used.
Source: washingtonpost, thehill, politico
That’s funny!
It won’t get past Nervous Nancy and Slow Joe.
That’s all there is to it!
Step up to the plate and make you voices heard for crying out loud. Email your senators! It takes 6 minutes instead of comments they dont read!!!!
Bend over America, squeel
I guess that in includes you right? Email your senators stop commenting!
At least they cut out the BS pork projects. These days politicians casually mention Billions like we use to mention millions and the word trillions which was unheard of a couple decades ago is now a commonly used replacement for billions. Millions is now thought to be the poor man’s terminology by politicians. Regardless of what we end up with its gonna cost the working man a lot of money and that money will be wasted, squandered and pilfered by our political leaders.
Then start becoming active in emailing your senators with your concerns. It takes 6 minutes to look online for their contact information or call. Dont be silent!
I think you hit a home run with that statement
They all turn into BS pork projects…
So they didn’t really remove the pork did they? As you say, it’s still the political class doing this, shady back room stuff is always a part. Carpet baggers and profiteers all. But republicans say their plan is in good faith, while adding provisions so the Dems will not join, so they can point the finger, saying the Dems are not very credible about infrastructure. (mostly that’s true) while the many ignorant folks at their base will never hear about the poison pill, just the dem refusal. The right is not about overall progress for the rest of us,, just progress for them and the 1%. User fees! Especially on truckers & by weight. That’s how they collect from the working man instead of the onus being on corporations, where it should be. 28% is a reasonable compromise, 25% is not. Corporations use the infrastructure our taxes paid for, why shouldn’t they help pay for it?
“Trickle down” has really meant trickle up….to the 1%, always has, that’s what the Reagan revolution has brought. No middle class, more poverty….more wealth at the top, more influence on the government by corporations, with citizens United being their instrument for more government power for the 1% …..but not just the right, the entire political class, the press, corporations….aka the 1%. It’s not about which political party, which agenda, it’s all about class with them.
Many of these articles seem to push the Liberal agenda. Mike, I’m glad to see that many share your insight and see through the “bull-stuff. Many in DC seem to think we don’t know what they’re doing. They call it an “Infrastructure Bill,” but it’s more about advancing social programs, that we can’t afford, than improving roads and bridges. Rising fuel prices and misleading Drivers are not indicators this Administration will benefit anyone but professional politicians.
Absolutely all truth and fact enough said! You all have a great weekend ahead with many more to come
Not enough. Eisnehower would laugh at this proposal. Wonder how many contractors is in their pockets. Guess we should check that out on Opensecrets.org. Their all crooks.
I don’t know when it come to working for the people that is really govern the US, political people have a problem with help others that help build this country. Let the trillions come in, then maybe WE can do more with more. Everyone needs to get paid. Free the will to help others that are in need. America is just that, helping each other.😇
Republicans had the last 4 years under trump to do something with infrastructure. Instead we got what we got, don’t worry, Democrats will take care of it like they do everything else.
Yep, leave it to the Republicans to stick it to the little guy and play Patti-cake with big corporate. Do they not realize that their proposal of tax hikes and fees only hurt the poor, the working poor and those on fixed incomes! Goes to show the GOP leaders still don’t live in the real world.
More tolls?
More fuel taxes?
More taxes on corporations?
More taxes and more taxes to everyone?
Yeah Republicans and Democrats are the best in USA😂😂😂😂😂
My plan is simple:
No more taxes and no less spending including giving free money abroad and free money in this country.
No more free money to anyone could help our situation…..
Well, at least China has high speed railways, and freight trains running from China to Europe. Furthermore, the Chine president is appointed for life, something that a certain gentleman with golden hair and a golden face very much seemed to like for himself.
Back in the 80’s Freeway build up was like 1 million/1 mile…with their proposed amount not many miles would be built….
44 Billiones for Airports?
Back on time Denver International costed over 5 Billions and that was in the 1990’s….imagine nowdays
Those 44 looks peanuts for what America really needs
Besides Users will pay the Bill
Rich people would remain untochables
Which means you, your family members, your neighbors, mine and me will pay the tab
Hope you like that very much….
Absolutely right
Those guys aint kidding
Not playing politics
Just building and building
And here at home just defendí gracias the Rich
And driving in subpar roads
Good deal
Why the Supe Rich dont go and build a huge freeway or huge bridge with their money instead to take it to the Caimán Islands Switzerland etc
We may name it after them….
If the super rich ever build a bridge or highway, only they will be allowed to use it. Be careful what you wish for…
You failed to mention what the Demos. are wanting to put in thier bill,what are their pet projects?
It’s all published:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan/
Back in the 80’s Freeway build up was like 1 million/1 mile…with their proposed amount not many miles would be built….
44 Billiones for Airports?
Back on time Denver International costed over 5 Billions and that was in the 1990’s….imagine nowdays
Those 44 looks peanuts for what America really needs
Besides Users will pay the Bill
Rich people would remain untochables
All politicians are about “pork” spending. It’s how they get and maintain power. If you don’t grease the palms that lift you up, they tend to drop you.
Does pork mean tasty BBQ
I guess America will always be behind.. Other Countries are leaving America in their dust.. Sad..
It doesn’t matter Red team plan or Blue team plan. The vast majority of the money (soon to be worthless paper/ink printed out of thin air) will end up in the pockets of the politicians and corporations. A few miles of road will get re-surfaced, a bridge to no where will get built and millions of immigrants will be let in the country to do the job that the Americans are too fat stupid and lazy to do themselves.
Nuke this shithole from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
Complain all you want Demorats, Republiquims. It’s no ones fault but the American people. You complain about Demorats, but what about the other side who literally gave the Corpos and Rich a free no tax law. And left the little American to foot the bill? A bill politicians benefit greatly from I might add. My own countrymen are an embarrassment and a bitter disappointment.
“Instead of allowing Democrats to raise the corporate tax rate, the Republican proposal relies on ‘user fees.’ Those fees could be tolls, fuel taxes, vehicle mileage fees, or other options – the proposal isn’t specific about what user fees would be used.”
How do you all feel about this?
Radical left huh, talk to the radical left in Europe. They laugh at us when our press says that. Our left is far closer to the center and corporatism than it is to the Marxism or socialism you’ll find in Europe. And we already have socialism….for corporations!
Benefits they can get that us common folk cannot. If you are healthy, who cares about Medicare for all, but if you are poor AND sick, you might see that a bit differently. We are the only “civilized” nation not to have health care for all. Now, having said that, will we actually get any benefit from what our government says they will do? There’s the rub, how will such a system be managed, all the profiteers will come out of the woodwork and steal it before it comes down to us. Dem or Republican, the political class is about them and their big donors, not about the rest of us.
It is very sad how we want to be the leading country in the world, but unfortunately we don’t want to spend enough money to fix things. If U.S wants to be first, we must show the world we have no problem spending money to fix our crumble roads and bridges. American need to know any money spending at home is an investment, at some point we will get that back.
I’ve been driving truck for over 30 yrs and most of the roads of America suck. The “Washington clueless” need to stop screwing around and fix the roads. The longer this put off the more it’ll cost to totally renovate the hole thing
This isn’t something you can “kick the can” type of thing.
my question for the democrats is when did people become”infrastructure”? lookit up- in their version you are infrastructure