Thune Questions Timing of Obama's 50-Billion Dollar Infrastructure Bill

President Obama has proposed a fifty billion dollar plan to rebuild roads, bridges, airports and other parts of the nations aging infrastructure.  South Dakota Senator John Thune says it will take a hard sell to convince Congress…

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Thune says republicans have a lot of questions about the proposal…

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Thune says they have not seen any details of the plan announced earlier this week…

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The President said the plan would not add to the federal deficit as it would be financed by additional taxes on gas and oil companies.

(courtesy WNAX Yankton)