US presidential candidate calls for trillion-dollar infrastructure plan
Fixing America's roads and bridges would be Klobuchar's budget priority if she is elected
Washington — US Democratic presidential contender Amy Klobuchar presented a trillion-dollar plan on Thursday to fix the country's roads, bridges and other public works that she said would be her top budget priority if elected. The senator's plan would include the repair and replacement of roads and bridges, modernisation of flood protection and airports, expansion of public transportation and the increase of rural access to broadband internet, among other policies. Klobuchar often refers to one of the worst bridge collapses in US history, in her home state of Minnesota, repeating her admonition at the time that “a bridge in America just shouldn't fall down”. An interstate highway bridge spanning the Mississippi River collapsed in 2007, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100 others. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have long called for fixes to the US infrastructure, including ageing schools and water systems, but plans have foundered over disputes over how to fund the pro...
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