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Article snippet: MORE will pitch his long-awaited infrastructure plan during his inaugural State of the Union address next week, using the stage as an opportunity to start selling both Congress and the public on his ambitious rebuilding effort. The infrastructure package is shaping up to be one of the few policy items left on the GOP agenda this year after must-pass pieces of legislation such as spending bills and debt-ceiling legislation are resolved. But doubts are growing on Capitol Hill about whether lawmakers will be willing to rally behind a bipartisan infrastructure bill, especially in the wake of a nasty fight over immigration that led to this month’s three-day government shutdown. Lawmakers say the ability to muscle the rebuilding proposal over the finish line will likely rest squarely on Trump’s shoulders. “I think the president is going to have to play a big role. It’s going to take a lot of presidential leadership to get infrastructure,” Sen. MORE (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, told reporters this week. “A lot of it will come down to how is it paid for, and the substance will matter in terms of whether or not there is bipartisan support for it.” Trump has long promised to rebuild U.S. roads, bridges, airports and other public works with a massive infrastructure package. The idea is to use $200 billion in federal seed money to create $1 trillion worth of overall infrastructure investment by raising revenues from the... Link to the full article to read more