BERLIN (AP) â Officials are investigating why a concrete bridge partially collapsed in eastern Germany early Wednesday, disrupting a major traffic artery in Dresden and interrupting the heating system for a city nicknamed âFlorence on the Elbeâ for its Baroque architecture. No one was injured when a section of the Carola Bridge fell into the
More Infrastructure Sabotage: Germany Hunts Culprits of Cut Cables That Brought Rail Network to Knees
November 5, 2022 by
Already exacerbated fears about infrastructure sabotage were dramatically underlined at the weekend when two apparently coordinated acts against the backbone system which controls train movements saw Germanyâs railway network grind to a halt for several hours. Europe has been suffering such attacks, often attributed to actors of the ultra-left, for many years. Backhaul communications cables
Dem Rep. Porter: Pelosi Won’t Allow Vote on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Without Reconciliation Bill
June 30, 2021 by
On Tuesdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âThe Last Word,â Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) discussed a meeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had with her caucus earlier in the day and stated that Pelosi will hold the bipartisan infrastructure bill and not bring it up for a vote until the budget reconciliation vote is ready to be…
Thom Tillis: ‘Profoundly Disappointed’ Pelosi Holding Infrastructure Hostage
June 29, 2021 by
Sen. Thom Tillisâ (R-NC) office said Monday he is âprofoundly disappointedâ that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democrats are holding the infrastructure deal hostage. Tillis, one of the six additional Senate Republicans who backed a bipartisan deal on infrastructure, soured on President Joe Biden and Pelosiâs demand to pass an infrastructure bill alongside…
Republican Senators Threaten To Sink Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan After Bidenâs Ultimatum
June 28, 2021 by
Republican senators are threatening to sink a recently negotiated bipartisan infrastructure compromise after President Joe Biden said that its adoption was conditioned on the passage of a complementary bill containing top Democratic priorities. Multiple senators who took part in bipartisan negotiations during the billâs creation have already said that they may now withhold their support,…
Biden Walks Back Infrastructure Vow, Says âVeto Threat ⌠Not My Intentâ
June 26, 2021 by
President Joe Biden walked back his comments that seemingly linked the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure agreement to a Democratic plan for more antipoverty spending. NEWS: Biden clarifies language linking infrastructure deal to the reconciliation bill. Says in a statement his comments âcreated the impression that I was issuing a veto threat on the very plan…
Biden Rejects Infrastructure Offer From Senate Republicans
June 5, 2021 by
President Joe Biden has rejected an infrastructure offer from a group of Senate Republicans led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the White House said Friday. Senate Republicans leading efforts to reach a bipartisan compromise on infrastructure legislation had proposed a $50 billion increase in spending compared to Republicansâ previous offer. In a…
Republicans Make $928 Billion Counteroffer on Infrastructure, Joe Biden’s Offer at $1.7 Trillion
May 27, 2021 by
Senate Republicans have offered a second infrastructure counter proposal of $928 billion over eight years on Thursday, as the Biden administrationâs stands at $1.7 trillion. The new new offer includes: $506 billion for roads, bridges, and major projects $89 billion for rail $21 billion for safety $22 billion for waterways $56 billion for airports $22…
Infrastructure Talks Hit Snag After GOP Response To Bidenâs Counteroffer
May 23, 2021 by
Negotiations between President Joe Bidenâs administration and Senate Republicans over the presidentâs proposed infrastructure plan have hit a snag after the president failed to deliver many of the cuts Republicans had requested, according to Politico. Bidenâs initial plan had a price tag of $2.25 trillion, however, Republicans offered a counterproposal totaling $568 billion. After weeks…
Senate Republicans Trash Joe Biden’s $1.7 Infrastructure Counter, ‘Further Apart After Two Meetings with White House Staff’
May 21, 2021 by
Senate Republicans trashed President Joe Bidenâs $1.7 infrastructure counter proposal late Friday, saying they are âfurther apart after two meetings with White House staffâ than following one meeting with the president. âBased on todayâs meeting, the groups seem further apart after two meetings with White House staff than they were after one meeting with President…
CNBCâs Kernen to Buttigieg on $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan: ‘We Don’t Have the Money’
May 14, 2021 by
CNBC host Joe Kernen indicated that he was not impressed with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigiegâs sales job on the Biden administrationâs $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal on Thursdayâs broadcast of âSquawk Box.â Kernen said, âMr. Secretary, so youâre the transportation secretary now, so weâre proposing a usage for the term infrastructure that Republicans would say includes…
Chris Wallace Fact-Checks Pete Buttigieg Over Infrastructure During Live Interview â Twice
April 12, 2021 by
âFox News Sundayâ anchor Chris Wallace challenged Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg directly over his claims about President Joe Bidenâs infrastructure plan. Wallace asked Buttigieg about claims that the United States ranked 13th in infrastructure as well as claims that the proposed infrastructure plan would create some 19 million jobs. (RELATED: Biden Admin Massively Overstated How…
Buttigieg: ‘Eldercare’ Is Infrastructure that Makes Americans Thrive
April 9, 2021 by
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday on MSNBCâs âAll Inâ that President Joe Bidenâs $2 trillion infrastructure package includes eldercare âbecause having that kind of infrastructure in place is part of what makes it possible for Americans to thrive.â Hayes said, âSenator Marcia Blackburn of Tennessee tweeted that Bidenâs proposal is about anything but infrastructure. $400 billion…
Spending Free For All: Paid Family And Medical Leave Is Infrastructure According To House Democrats
April 6, 2021 by
Democrats are pushing President Joe Bidenâs near $2 trillion infrastructure package as a way to revitalize the economy but the bill also includes paid family and medical leave. House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal pledged in a letter to Democratic members of the committee that paid family and medical leave would be included in…
Gov. Tate Reeves Blasts Bidenâs American Jobs Plan: âMore Like The Green New Deal Than ⌠An Infrastructure Planâ
April 5, 2021 by
Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves blasted President Joe Bidenâs American Jobs Plan on Sunday, describing it as âmore like the Green New Deal than ⌠an infrastructure plan.â Reeves said the plan looked like a $2 trillion tax hike and predicted it would cause âsignificant challengesâ for the economy while appearing on CNNâs âState of…
White House Wedges Pro-Union Provisions Into Infrastructure Plan
April 1, 2021 by
President Joe Biden tacked on measures to his infrastructure plan that make it easier for workers to organize and more difficult for them to avoid unionization. â[The plan will] create good-quality jobs ⌠while ensuring workers have a free and fair choice to organize, join a union, and bargain collectively with their employers,â the White…
Ocasio-Cortez: We Need to Go Bigger on Infrastructure –
April 1, 2021 by
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Wednesday on MSNBCâs âThe Rachel Maddow Showâ that President Joe Bidenâs $2 trillion infrastructure plan over eight years is not big or fast enough. Ocasio-Cortez said, âI think that the vision that President Biden and the administration has laid out, youâre right, has surprised a lot of us in a positive…
Israeli Defense Minister: ‘We Hit Nearly All The Iranian Infrastructure In Syria’
May 10, 2018 by
A day after President Trump announced that the United States was pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, Iranian Al-Quds forces based in Syria reportedly launched rockets at Israeli forces in the Golan Heights. Israel responded with its most extensive military operation in years and what the IDF described as its largest strike against Iranian […]
Donald Trump Announces $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan.
January 25, 2018 by
President Donald Trump announced plans for a $1.7 trillion infrastructure investment plan on Wednesday. âWeâre also working to rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure by stimulating a $1 trillion dollar investment, and that will actually probably end up being $1.7 trillion dollars,â he said. The president revealed the price-tag during a meeting with about a hundred mayors […]
CNBC Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Approve of Trump Agenda on Infrastructure, Tax Cuts, Trade.
April 13, 2017 by
A new survey from CNBC shows that Americans are highly optimistic about the economy and strongly support for President Donald Trumpâs economic agenda. The âCNBC All American Surveyâ recorded the highest level of economic optimism in its 10 year existence. Thirty-eight percent of the public say the economy is good or excellent, a four point […]
