November 13, 2016

OUR LINDSAY:

Conservatives vs. Trump's infrastructure plan (KATHRYN A. WOLFE and LAUREN GARDNER 11/11/16, Politico)

[T]rump's 10-year infrastructure proposal could offer an early test of how some of his more unconventional policy ideas will fly with conservative Republicans in Congress -- even though he hasn't made it clear whether much, or even any, of that $1 trillion would come from federal coffers.

Dan Holler, spokesman for the group Heritage Action for America, questioned the job-creation claims for such plans, in the same way that conservatives have scoffed at the benefits of President Barack Obama's $832 billion stimulus.

"Conservatives do not view infrastructure spending as an economic stimulus, and congressional Republicans rightly rejected that approach in 2009," said Holler, whose group is the political arm of The Heritage Foundation.

It matters most on the Court picks, but thankfully the GOP will ride herd on our liberal president.

Posted by at November 13, 2016 5:15 PM

  

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