Monday, February 12, 2018

Trump unveils plan to fix "crumbling" US infrastructure

President Trump has unveiled his long-promised plan for a revamp of what he's called "crumbling" US infrastructure.

He wants Congress to authorise 200 billion dollars over a decade which he hopes will stimulate another 1.3 trillion dollars in improvements.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is promoting his ideas for spending on infrastructure.

He says $1.5 billion needs to be spent, but is only offering around $200 billion to be invested over a decade, "not a large amount" as even the American president concedes.

U.S. President Donald Trump says for starters, American roads will be the best in the world.

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