President Trump will seek to put a spotlight on his vows to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system and spur $1 trillion in new investment in roads, waterways and other infrastructure with a week-long series of events starting Monday in the Rose Garden. “In many of these areas, we’re falling behind, and the falling behind is affecting economic growth in the United States,” said Gary Cohn, Trump’s chief economic adviser, who is helping lead a task force developing Trump’s infrastructure plan. The White House previously called his bill “an excellent starting point” for separating more than 30,000 FAA workers from the government. A recent White House budget document points out that dozens of other nations have moved in a similar direction. For highways, permitting now takes about 10 years, Cohn said, adding that the White House would like to see that reduced to two years or less.

Source: Washington Post June 03, 2017 18:11 UTC