During Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate in Charleston, South Carolina, Sunday night, all three candidates vowed that transportation funding would be one of their top priorities if they were elected to the White House.
In the first question of the final Democratic presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses, front-runner Hilary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Mayland Gov. Martin O’Malley were asked what their priorities would be during their first 100 days in office.
“… We have got to create millions of decent- paying jobs by rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure,” Sanders said, adding that his plan would greatly benefit the middle class.
“So, what my first days are about is bringing America together, to end the decline of the middle class, to tell the wealthiest people in this country that yes, they are going to start paying their fair share of taxes, and that we are going to have a government that works for all of us, and not just big campaign contributors,” Sanders said.
Clinton said her first priority would be to call on Congress to pass her plans “for creating more good jobs” in infrastructure building, as well as in the manufacturing and renewable energy sectors.
Clinton’s comments in the Sunday debate follow statements she made on Friday while speaking to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“We need more jobs, and we need good jobs. So why don’t we invest more in infrastructure?” Clinton said, according to The Hill, adding that the recently passed FAST Act doesn’t go far enough.
