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GOP lawmakers exasperated with Trump's 'too little, too late' midterms ploy: Politico
What happened
RawStory, citing Politico, reports that President Donald Trump rolled out major infrastructure proposals in Alaska, Iowa and Alabama shortly before the midterm elections. Republican strategists described the move as “too little, too late” because early voting was already underway, Election Day was four weeks away, and none of the projects was expected to become operational before 2030.
The announcements covered a proposed $50 billion Alaska natural-gas pipeline, a $15 billion Iowa steel plant and a $3.2 billion Alabama bridge project. The projects attracted bipartisan praise…
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