A Clinton aide said the proposal would be the biggest increase in infrastructure spending since President Eisenhower, who spearheaded the construction of the country's interstate highway system. Clinton previously proposed spending $275 billion on infrastructure over five years. Despite stark divides in Washington, increasing spending on infrastructure is one issue that could have appeal across the political aisle when a new president takes office next year. Yet, the proposal suggested that Clinton was holding fast to her campaign's plan of focusing on policy as an antidote to Donald Trump's antics. During a campaign stop in California on Wednesday, she'll pledge to send a plan to Congress to do that within her first 100 days in office.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 25, 2016 12:47 UTC