President Trump’s infrastructure investment proposal has moved to the next step—congressional scrutiny—and faces what looks like a steep uphill path to enactment.
As congressional committees begin hearings on the plan, questions persist about the source and size of the plan’s funding. Moreover, the election-year congressional schedule remains tight. A key House infrastructure advocate, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), says action on a wide-ranging measure encompassing highways, waterways, drinking-water, wastewater and other programs may have to wait until a possible lame-duck session.