According to The Hill, President Biden cut off prolonged infrastructure negotiations with a GOP group led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and will instead move forward on discussions with a bipartisan group of senators. The White House announced Biden’s move after the president and Capito spoke. The two remained far apart on a deal during that discussion despite weeks of…
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White House to Back Gas Tax Hike?
Oct. 26, 2017 – The White House may back the first hike in the federal gasoline tax in decades in order to pay for President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure package. Trump’s economic adviser Gary Cohn told moderate House lawmakers that they’ll get a chance to vote on a gas tax hike early next year as part of an infrastructure bill, according…
Read MoreDrones at the White House
June 24, 2017 – Drones have invaded the White House! Kespry CEO George Mathew recently attended a meeting with President Trump, where he presented the Kespry Drone System – reportedly the first drone to be in the White House – and discussed the Commercial Drone Industry. One of Kespry’s aggregates customers, John Davenport, also attended and spoke with President Trump about how drone technology…
Read MoreInfrastructure Week Shines Light on Need to Invest
America’s infrastructure is crumbling, inefficient and inadequately designed to meet 21st century needs. Yet it is also one of the rare issues on which both political parties, the business and labor communities, and leaders from the White House to State Houses to City Halls, find common ground.
Read MoreObama’s Blockbuster Infrastructure Proposal: $478 Billion
President Barack Obama’s just-released $4 trillion budget includes a proposal for a six-year, $478-billion plan to invest in the nation’s infrastructure. The proposal also answers the main objection of critics who demand to know how it will be paid for: by closing a tax loophole that allows U.S. firms to avoid paying taxes on overseas profits, according to the White…
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