Van Slyke Weighs in on Biden's Infrastructure Plan in Associated Press

November 15, 2021

The Associated Press

David M. Van Slyke

Public Administration & International Affairs Department

Congress

Economic Policy

Infrastructure

State & Local

United States

The Associated Press

David M. Van Slyke

President Biden will sign the $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Monday, and while the measure is expected to create jobs across the country and expand broadband internet access, many experts say it's not nearly enough to overcome the government’s failure for decades to maintain and upgrade the country’s infrastructure. "We’ve got to be sober here about what our infrastructure gap is in terms of a level of investment and go into this eyes wide open, that this is not going to solve our infrastructure problems across the nation," says Dean David Van Slyke. Read more in the Associated Press article, "Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill historic, not transformative."