According to opinion polls, the top issues heading into November’s presidential election are the economy, the border, health care, and voting fights.
One issue that might not be on the forefront for many voters is infrastructure, yet whoever wins the presidency will have oversight over federal investments in projects like high-speed rail and high-speed internet.
Both candidates are making infrastructure a priority in their campaigns.
“We are going to rebuild America’s crumbling infrastructure,” former President Donald Trump stated.
“Somewhere along the way we stopped investing in ourselves,” President Joe Biden acknowledged.
Both President Biden and Trump heavily discussed infrastructure during their time in office.
While Trump had several “infrastructure weeks,” it was President Biden who successfully signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, allocating over $1 trillion to projects like high-speed internet and high-speed trains.
Despite Trump’s criticism of the infrastructure bill, the focus now shifts to what future actions President Biden or Trump would take regarding infrastructure.
Implementing the legislation will be a significant task for the next administration.
Senator Jeff Merkley criticized the slow progress in building electric charging stations under the Biden administration’s infrastructure law.
If Trump were to return to office, his impact on the electric vehicle network could be even more substantial, as he has expressed opposition to electric vehicles and pledged to reverse Biden’s policies on EVs.
Challenges in implementing the infrastructure law persist, as highlighted by Commissioner Brendan Carr’s recent social media post critiquing the lack of progress in deploying high-speed internet despite receiving funds from Congress.
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