As President-elect Donald J. Trump starts to assemble a team of advisers to staff his administration, the construction industry is parsing his post-election comments for inklings about his priorities and plans when he takes office in January. Industry executives like Trump's ambitious infrastructure ideas but await more details. Says one contractor firm executive, "Trump says the right things, but will he follow through?" They also realize that-even in a Congress under Republican control, although with slightly diminished majorities-a long path lies ahead before such a proposal can become reality. One engineering firm CEO speculates that Trump "could be at odds with Congress even more than Obama."
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