#infrastructure

4:08pm, 30th April, 2019

Trump, Democrats agree to spend $2 trillion on U.S. infrastructure

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders agreed on Tuesday to spend $2 trillion on roads, bridges, water, broadband and power grids, and will meet again in three weeks to discuss how to pay for the plan, Democratic leaders said.

Trump, Democrats agree to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure: Schumer

12:59pm, 30th April, 2019

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Trump, Democrats agree to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure: Schumer

U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders agreed on Tuesday to spend $2 trillion on roads, bridges, water, broadband and power grids, and will meet again in three weeks to discuss how to pay for the plan, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schum...

Trump, Democrats agree to $2 trillion on infrastructure: Schumer

11:56am, 30th April, 2019

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Trump, Democrats agree to $2 trillion on infrastructure: Schumer

U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with Democratic leaders on Tuesday to spend $2 trillion on roads, bridges, water, broadband and power grids, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday after a White House meeting.

Democrats insist on 'substantial' new revenue for U.S. infrastructure

11:49am, 29th April, 2019

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Democrats insist on 'substantial' new revenue for U.S. infrastructure

Top Democrats in Congress told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday that the United States has "massive" infrastructure needs and must be met with "substantial, new and real revenue."

Trump to meet Democrats on $1 trillion infrastructure push on April 30: sources

5:33pm, 23rd April, 2019

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Trump to meet Democrats on $1 trillion infrastructure push on April 30: sources

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer will meet with President Donald Trump on April 30 at the White House to discuss the fate of proposals to boost U.S. infrastructure repairs by at least $1 trillion, according t...

U.S. Democrats seek up to $2 trillion to invest in aging infrastructure

7:31pm, 11th April, 2019

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U.S. Democrats seek up to $2 trillion to invest in aging infrastructure

Democratic leaders in Congress said on Thursday they would seek President Donald Trump's support in coming weeks for legislation to invest up to $2 trillion to rebuild U.S. infrastructure, including roads, bridges and schools.

Pelosi says infrastructure bill should be $1 trillion-$2 trillion

10:07am, 11th April, 2019

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Pelosi says infrastructure bill should be $1 trillion-$2 trillion

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she would meet Republican President Donald Trump soon to talk about a plan to rebuild the country's infrastructure that she thinks should be worth at least $1 trillion, and maybe $2 trillion.

U.S. presidential candidate Klobuchar calls for trillion-dollar infrastructure plan

8:39am, 28th March, 2019

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U.S. presidential candidate Klobuchar calls for trillion-dollar infrastructure plan

U.S. Democratic presidential contender Amy Klobuchar presented a trillion-dollar plan on Thursday to fix the country's roads, bridges and other public works that she said would be her top budget priority if elected.

Trump wants to work with Democrats on drug prices, infrastructure: aide

10:32am, 26th March, 2019

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Trump wants to work with Democrats on drug prices, infrastructure: aide

U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to work with congressional Democrats to lower drug prices for Americans and on infrastructure funding, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said on Tuesday.

U.S. transport chief: 'tight time frame' for $1 trillion infrastructure boost

5:20pm, 11th March, 2019

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U.S. transport chief: 'tight time frame' for $1 trillion infrastructure boost

The White House on Monday said it wanted Congress to approve legislation to boost U.S. infrastructure by at least $1 trillion, with a "tight time frame" to agree a bill to fund repairs of roads, bridges, airports and other projects.

State, city leaders press Congress on U.S. infrastructure needs

2:14pm, 7th February, 2019

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State, city leaders press Congress on U.S. infrastructure needs

U.S. lawmakers heard pleas from state and local officials on Thursday to take urgent action to rebuild the nation's infrastructure and address an estimated $2 trillion in needs over the next decade.

Putin: Russia must strengthen its military infrastructure due to NATO

8:54am, 22nd August, 2018

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Putin: Russia must strengthen its military infrastructure due to NATO

NATO is moving its military infrastructure closer to the Russian border and Russia needs to strengthen its own infrastructure in response, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

U.S. intel chief warns of cyber threats to U.S. infrastructure

1:47pm, 13th July, 2018

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U.S. intel chief warns of cyber threats to U.S. infrastructure

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats warned on Friday of a looming devastating cyber assault on critical U.S. infrastructure, saying nearly two decades after the Sept. 11 attacks the "warning lights are blinking red again."