Democratic Candidates Court Unions With Infrastructure Pitch

Trump has allowed critical infrastructure to be ignored

Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer say U.S. faces an urgent need to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges and highways

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Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer are courting several labor unions Sunday at a forum sponsored by United for Infrastructure, a nonprofit organization made up of labor unions and trade associations.
 
Democrats have offered plans to overhaul the nation’s transportation network and create construction jobs, intended in part to draw a contrast with President Trump, whose proposals have languished despite bipartisan attempts in Congress to forge a broad plan to repair the country’s infrastructure.
 
Organized labor has long been a political force in Nevada and plays a more significant role in the state than in Iowa and New Hampshire, which held the first two presidential nominating contests.
 
 

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