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Congress battles will delay US infrastructure package

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: UNITED STATES
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: United States NA

Topical: economy industry politics bonds construction debt finance fiscal government infrastructure party regional transport
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2017), "Congress battles will delay US infrastructure package", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB222389

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

No progress has been made on infrastructure spending after the White House pledged in April to publish its plan.

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