“When it comes to economics, president-elect [Donald] Trump has promised to revive American manufacturing, get tough on trade with China, cut taxes and invest in infrastructure.” PresidentCuttingTrumpTaxesToughEconomicsTradeChinaInfrastructureManufacturingRevive Author:Judy Woodruff
“I think one can see the [Donald] Trump program as if it were that element of the bailout of 2009 writ very large, and now extended out towards both fossil fuels, and, on the other hand, the infrastructure program, which is such a key element of the spending side of the Trump program.” IfsThinkingHandsSidesKeysTrumpElementsProgramSpendingFuelFossilsInfrastructureFossil FuelBailouts Author:Judy Woodruff
“I mean, the 1930s are the birth moment of modern public sector, government-driven infrastructure spending.” MeanMomentsGovernmentModernBirthSpendingDrivenInfrastructure1930sPublic Sector Author:Judy Woodruff
“The heyday perhaps of American public infrastructure is the Sputnik moment of the 1950s, the [Dwaight] Eisenhower administration, for instance, which rolls out the modern interstate system. The highway system of the United States is built during this period.” StatesMomentsUnitedUnited StatesModernPeriodsBuiltInstanceAdministrationHighwaysInfrastructureInterstateHeydaySputnik Author:Judy Woodruff
“You have to be careful, because, in the [Donald] Trump stimulus package, there were two elements. One is the infrastructure investment program, which at this moment doesn't have the financing spelled out in any effective form.” TwoMomentsFormTrumpElementsProgramInvestmentCarefulBe CarefulInfrastructurePackagesStimulusFinancing Author:Judy Woodruff
