In the wake of Democrats’ House takeover and Republicans widening their Senate majority in the midterm elections, talk has quickly revived about taking on infrastructure legislation in the new Congress. Construction industry officials welcome the pro-infrastructure rhetoric from congressional leaders and President Trump. But it remains to be seen whether the words will spark a bill that can make it through a divided 116th Congress. Funding the package remains the high hurdle.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who is seeking to be the chamber’s next speaker, declared at an election-night event, “We will deliver a transformational investment in America’s infrastructure to create more good paying jobs, rebuilding our roads, bridges, schools, water systems, broadband networks … housing and beyond.”