Trump Takes Infrastructure Pitch to Ohio as Sweeping Bill Stalls in Congress

March 29, 2018

President Trump is taking his infrastructure pitch to Ohio as the administration’s proposal for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. public works appears to be stalled in Congress.

The president is traveling to Richfield, Ohio, on Thursday to promote his rebuilding blueprint at a site for the International Union of Operating Engineers, a trade union representing heavy equipment operators.

“The message that the president is going to deliver is about the economic agenda that he has put forward and how that will unleash commerce and jobs and grow the wages and opportunities for our workers,” a senior administration official told reporters Wednesday.

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