Trump’s $1 Trillion Plan Helps Wall Street More Than Rural America, Democrats Warn

The public-private infrastructure program shortchanges the regions in greatest need, says a Joint Economic Committee minority report.

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Rural America voted heavily for Donald Trump in the presidential election. Now, a group of congressional Democrats say they have a better solution for what ails the vast stretches of the country outside the cities and suburbs.

Among other things, they oppose President Trump's plan to use public-private partnerships to carry out $1 trillion in infrastructure investment over a decade.