The White House is seeking a fresh round of infrastructure spending:
New map: Check out the state of roads and bridges in your state—and why it's time to #RebuildAmerica → http://t.co/VAevH7GBGF
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 14, 2014
Well, we’re certainly glad somebody finally thought of doing that.
Oh, wait:
#TweetsFrom2009 MT @markknoller: The WH again putting spotlight on funding for infrastructure as a way of boosting economy and creating jobs
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 14, 2014
Hey look, it's 2009 again https://t.co/APBYdEaInx
— Social Distance Champion (@realchrishynes) July 14, 2014
The “#RebuildAmerica” pitch sounds awfully similar to what the administration pushed for and got in 2009, which was a “stimulus” to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars, with much of that supposedly being put towards infrastructure.
@markknoller 6 years after a stimulus bill with near zero infrastructure spending its finally important?
— Revenge of Ross Perot's Pony Soldier (@MaryCohen68) July 14, 2014
Here we go again:
Check out the condition of roads and bridges in your state—and why it's time to #RebuildAmerica → http://t.co/j8qxI8yfVl
— E. Schultz -Archived (@Schultz44) July 14, 2014
Maybe this time it’ll be as “shovel ready” as they expected:
https://twitter.com/ChangeHopeless/status/488718414413053954
@WhiteHouse Wasn't the Spending Bill suppose to improve our roads and bridges with shovel ready jobs?
— ConservativeMe (@ConservativeMe4) July 14, 2014
@exjon @markknoller Did we get even one new bridge from the 2009 #Stimulus spending spree?
— Lance Salyers (@lancesalyers) July 14, 2014
@markknoller Obama chose not to do this in 2009, $800 BILLION "Stimulus", wasted instead. "Guess those jobs weren't so shovel ready." Funny
— james e robertson jr (@Came2BelieveHim) July 14, 2014
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