[House Document 115-95]
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115th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 115-95
 
           FRAMEWORK FOR REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE IN AMERICA

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                                MESSAGE

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

      LEGISLATIVE OUTLINE FOR REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE IN AMERICA

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  February 13, 2018.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
  Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and 
 Commerce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government 
Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways 
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To the Congress of the United States:
    I have enclosed with this message my Administration's 
framework for rebuilding infrastructure in America. Our 
Nation's infrastructure is in an unacceptable state of 
disrepair, which damages our country's competitiveness and our 
citizens' quality of life. For too long, lawmakers have 
invested in infrastructure inefficiently, ignored critical 
needs, and allowed it to deteriorate. As a result, the United 
States has fallen further and further behind other countries. 
It is time to give Americans the working, modern infrastructure 
they deserve.
    To help build a better future for all Americans, I ask the 
Congress to act soon on an infrastructure bill that will: 
stimulate at least $1.5 trillion in new investment over the 
next 10 years, shorten the process for approving projects to 2 
years or less, address unmet rural infrastructure needs, 
empower State and local authorities, and train the American 
workforce of the future.
    To develop the infrastructure framework I am transmitting 
today, my Administration engaged with Governors, mayors, 
Federal agencies, State and local agencies, Members of 
Congress, industry, and most importantly, the American people 
who depend on upgraded infrastructure. The product of these 
efforts is a roadmap for the Congress to draft and pass the 
most comprehensive infrastructure bill in our Nation's history. 
My Administration's plan addresses more than traditional 
infrastructure--like roads, bridges, and airports--but 
addresses other needs like drinking and wastewater systems, 
waterways, water resources, energy, rural infrastructure, 
public lands, veterans' hospitals, and Brownfield and Superfund 
sites. The reforms set forth in my plan will strengthen the 
economy, make our country more competitive, reduce the costs of 
goods and services for American families, and enable Americans 
to build their lives on top of the best infrastructure in the 
world.
    My Administration is committed to working with the Congress 
to enact a law that will enable America's builders to construct 
new, modern, and efficient infrastructure throughout our 
beautiful land.

                                                   Donald J. Trump.
    The White House, February 12, 2018.

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