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President Donald Trump said he expected Jerome Powell to be a cheap-money Fed chairman.

Senate and House Appropriations Committees appropriate more funds for certain transportation and housing programs after the president sought cuts to or elimination of the programs.

The plan would raise power costs, but analysts say municipal utilities and energy cooperatives can absorb the increases or pass them on to customers.

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Democrats are frustrated that President Trump's infrastructure plan would require state and local governments to come up with the majority of funds for infrastructure projects.

Rep. Bill Shuster says a federal gas tax hike is the only way to pay for an infrastructure bill and that Congress could vote on legislation after the November elections.

Among the many programs proposed for elimination by the president's fiscal 2019 budget are Community Development Block Grants, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, the Community Services Block Grant, HOME and the Housing Trust Fund.

During his State of the Union address, President Trump also embraced the recent call by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- without mentioning them –- to reduce the permitting approval process to two years or less for infrastructure projects.

The American Trucking Association touts its Build America Fund as a much better solution to financing infrastructure than tolls or public-private partnerships.

While the latest principles for President Trump's infrastructure plan may not be released until February, several Democrats have introduced bills for competitive grant programs for infrastructure projects.