Now taking donations in Washington for infrastructure

March 8, 2018
By LAUREN GARDNER, With help from Stephanie Beasley, Brianna Gurciullo and Tanya Snyder, Politico Morning Transportation; March 8, 2018

NOW TAKING DONATIONS: Hearing season for the White House’s infrastructure plan is in full swing, but lawmakers don’t seem any closer to figuring out a a realistic pay-for than they were a year ago. House Transportation Committee leaders used a Wednesday hearing on long-term surface transportation funding to urge President Donald Trump and his administration to engage with lawmakers on offsets. Keep in mind that occurred a day after Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao testified before the same members about the administration’s proposal and reiterated that pay-fors are “a big issue” about which officials “want to work with the Congress on finding solutions.” If that’s all the administration has, ranking member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said, “we’re dead in the water.” “This is not going to come from Congress,” he added. “If the president supports a gas tax, I will stand next to the president.”

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