Trump Infrastructure Plans Are On Edge of Fantasy

Donald Trump called for $1.5 trillion in infrastructure spending in Tuesday's State of the Union address. Tonight, I'm calling on Congress to produce a bill that generates at least $1.5 trillion for the new infrastructure investment that our country so desperately needs, the president announced. Every federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with state and local governments, and, where appropriate, tapping into private sector investment, to permanently fix the infrastructure deficit. Where does this $1.5 trillion come from? The fine print of the plan includes just $200 billion in federal spending, with the rest coming from state and local