The president and Democrats are at odds on infrastructure. Democrats accused Trump of being unable to rise to the occasion and match the political savvy of previous presidents whose names are associated with the country’s most ambitious infrastructure projects. The partisan stalemate — now immortalized as a running joke about the White House’s never-ending “Infrastructure Week” — belies the growing and costly problem. A White House spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. The federal tax on gas and diesel fuel, a main source of revenue for infrastructure spending, has held steady since 1993.

Source: Washington Post May 26, 2019 23:37 UTC