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Are public-private partnerships the answer to our crumbling infrastructure?

Erika Beras Apr 30, 2019
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Activists rally in support of proposed 'Green New Deal' legislation outside of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) New York City office, April 30, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Are public-private partnerships the answer to our crumbling infrastructure?

Erika Beras Apr 30, 2019
Activists rally in support of proposed 'Green New Deal' legislation outside of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) New York City office, April 30, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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When President Trump meets with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer this week, the three will likely be in agreement on one thing: the nation’s infrastructure needs a lot of work. The stickier question is … how to pay for it? 

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