President Obama on Friday called for Congress to approve a $21 billion package aimed at building public-private partnerships to improve the nation's crumbling infrastructure.

“Let's get this done. Let's rebuild this country we love. Let's make sure we're staying on the cutting edge,” Obama told a boisterous crowd on a platform overlooking the Port of Miami.

The platform provided a view of a $2 billion tunnel project intended to improve congestion and allow for quicker trade. Obama said the project, funded by both public and private dollars, was a template for the rest of the nation.
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Obama suggested creating an infrastructure bank that could help seed major projects, and White House officials say they want Congress to allocate $10 billion for the program.
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"Instead of picking projects based on pork barrel politics, we'll pick them based on how good they are for the economy,” Obama said
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Obama also warned that the United States risked losing jobs and commerce to nations with superior infrastructure if Congress failed to act.
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Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in January that he favored infrastructural improvements but questioned how they would be funded.

“It's easy to go out there and be Santa Claus and talk about all the things you want to give away, but at some point somebody has to pay the bill,” Boehner said.

http://thehill.com/video/administration/...astructure-bill


Well, Mr. Obama, how about approving the keystone pipeline project for starters, just to prove you're serious?

No more pork, no more pork, no more cronyism, no more cronyism.