Former Reps. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) urged Congress today to pass a broad infrastructure package. Shuster, who chaired the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Crowley, who led the House Democratic Caucus, made the pitch to President Trump and Congress at a Bipartisan Policy Center event on infrastructure funding. "The president of the United States has to be pounding this message every day. ... Until he does that, there's 535 voices out there," Shuster said. "He ought to mention it. I wish he had said more in State of the Union." Trump briefly touched on infrastructure in his State of the Union address before pivoting to other topics, signaling that the White House had handed off the issue to Congress (Climatewire, Feb. 6). Last year, Trump repeatedly touted a $1 trillion infrastructure plan, only to see talks fizzle on Capitol Hill. This year, the White House is sitting on the sidelines as leaders of both parties look to move a broad legislative package by late spring (E&E Daily, March 7).
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