Pit & Quarry, December 2018

PITANDQUARRY COM An Inside Look ELECTION DAY REFLECTION he blue wave so many anticipated this Election Day never materialized but come January well again find ourselves with a divided government While Democrats gained more than the 23 required seats to take control of the House Republicans added on to their majority in the T Senate and won some key gubernatorial races Ohio Iowa likely Florida that could position President Donald Trump for re election in 2020 Still with the Senate in Republican control and the House in the hands of Democrats Congress ability to pass any meaningful legislation in 2019 becomes that much more challenging The Trump administration was expected to repeal Obamacare in its first year That never happened The administration did score a big win at years end in 2017 with the passage of tax reform Another victory that should have been a cinch these last two years infrastructure passed us by In the days after Election Day 2018 however infrastructure was again a buzzword rolling off the tongue of the president as an area where a divided government could possibly come together Hopefully we can all work together next year to continue delivering for the American people including on economic growth infrastructure trade lowering the cost of prescription drugs the president said in a post Election Day press conference These are some of things that the Democrats do want to work on and I really believe well be able to do that The president is right the opportunity on infrastructure is there One has to admire his salesmanship of Democrats and the flattery he extended at that presser to Nancy Pelosi Realizing any major legislative victories will have to come with multiple votes from Democrats Trump made an attempt to mend old wounds He noted that Democrats stick together great Unfortunately for the president Democrats are more likely to unite in 2019 over their pursuit of investigations into the administration than they are on infrastructure I hope Im wrong I hope Republicans and Democrats can come together to bring elements Kevin Yanik EDITOR IN CHIEF Can a nation as divided as ours with a now divided government come to terms on anything of the presidents 15 trillion infrastructure plan to life I have concerns though because of how polarizing our politics have become The Democrats for their part expressed interest in doing something on infrastructure As the National Stone Sand Gravel Association reports Pelosi is among the Democrats whove detailed her intentions on infrastructure One of my things is build build build Pelosi said Oct 22 at a CNN event Build the infrastructure of America from sea to shining sea Not only surface transportation but broadband and water systems But is all of this talk merely posturing Can a nation as divided as ours with a now divided government come to terms on anything of substance The 116th Congress starts Jan 3 We shall know soon enough P Q North Coast Media LLC 1360 E Ninth St Suite 1070 Cleveland 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