Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Trump May Finally Get His Infrastructure Bill

Plenty can still go wrong. But it sure looks like the stars are aligning for a big bipartisan stimulus bill — just in time for the election.

April 1, 2020 at 11:35 AM UTC

By Jonathan Bernstein

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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All the wise guys had a good laugh Tuesday when President Donald Trump tweeted out his intention to push for a new $2 trillion infrastructure package. “Infrastructure Week” has long been a running joke for this administration — advertised frequently, but never actually getting anywhere.