Heritage Explains: Is America’s Infrastructure Crumbling?

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Heritage Explains: Is America’s Infrastructure Crumbling?

Feb 9, 2018 1 min read

Commentary By

Emily VanderBush

Former Communications Manager

Michelle Cordero @michelleoddis

Former Digital Content Manager, Digital Productions

From claims of “crumbling roads and bridges” to burdensome regulations, it can be tough to separate fact from fiction when it comes to talking about our nation’s infrastructure. Getty Images

This week Michael Sargent, a policy analyst in Heritage's Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, talks about President Trump’s massive infrastructure plan and addresses the falsehood that America’s infrastructure is crumbling.

Background readingWhat’s Really Wrong With U.S. Infrastructure? The Feds Are Standing in the Way

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