Thune, Gov. Daugaard Participate in Hearing on Infrastructure

Pat Powers

Thune, Gov. Daugaard Participate in Hearing on Infrastructure

“Eliminating unnecessary hurdles, while maintaining an emphasis on safety improvements, can lead to a better use of both public and private dollars.” 

WASHINGTON  — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today led a hearing entitled, “Connecting America: Improving Access to Infrastructure for Communities Across the Country.” Gov. Dennis Daugaard testified at the hearing, which examined the challenges of connecting Americans, particularly in rural communities, to transportation and information networks.

Thune questioned Daugaard about existing programs under the FAST Act, which passed the Senate in December 2015, and how they compared to new policy designs or a project–specific approach.

4 thoughts on “Thune, Gov. Daugaard Participate in Hearing on Infrastructure”

  1. Yep, now that the Republicans are totally in charge, they are into spending some money….. What do you know?…….The heck with sequestration (?)…. A course, we couldn’t do this under Obama, because McConnell wasn’t going to help to make Obama look good at all, oh no, not at all……

  2. Obummer made Obummer look bad; the guy never ran a popsicle stand; shovel ready didn’t mean the jobs, it meant everything that came out of Obummer’s mouth. The military was gutted under Obummer since he couldn’t buy votes by properly funding the military, so he gave more money away to his constituency. Funny, the biggest responsibility of the government-protecting the citizens-was the one thing Obummer didn’t do, and his joke of a foreign policy cost us credibility and friends around the globe. Way to go, Obummer!

    1. “Shovel” or the Recovery Act not only bailed the 2009 South Dakota state budget out of hot water (Thanks Obama! 😉 ), but it also saved capitalism and caused a quicker recovery for us than other western countries which chose a tightening of fiscal and monetary policy instead….

      If there was any gutting of the military under Obama, it was because of the Republicans sequestration tactics and not because of Obama.

      You talk about keeping Americans safe, well, I don’t remember any 9/11 during his presidency unlike Dubya’s, nor any appeasement towards Russia which is merely around the corner with our current Prez….

      The “joke” around the world is not Obama nor his presidency. The “joke” around the world is the current occupier of the oval office….

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