Via The Hill

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Monday that his bill to spend $1 trillion over the next five years to boost the nation's transportation infrastructure would cost less than what the U.S. government spent on the Iraq War.

"It has been estimated that the costs of the Bush/Cheney Iraq War, a war we should never have waged, will total $3 trillion by the time the last veteran receives needed care," he said during a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington.

"A $1 trillion investment in infrastructure could support 13 million decent-paying jobs and make our country more efficient, productive and safer," Sanders continued. 

The measure, which has been dubbed the “Rebuild America Act,” comes as lawmakers have been discussing a funding source for paying for infrastructure improvements.

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