•Infrastructure ?Senate – $46 billion for transportation projects, including $27 billion for highway and bridge construction and repair and $11.5 billion for mass transit and rail projects; $4.6 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers; $5 billion for public housing improvements; $6.4 billion for clean and drinking water projects.
?House – $47 billion for transportation projects, including $27 billion for highway and bridge construction and repair and $12 billion for mass transit, including $7.5 billion to buy transit equipment such as buses; and $31 billion to build and repair federal buildings and other public infrastructures.
Solyndra received a $535 million U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee, the first recipient of a loan guarantee under President Barack Obama's economic stimulus program, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. However, Solyndra officials used inaccurate information to mislead the Department of Energy in its application.[16] While the overall loan program was in the black in 2014, it took a $528 million loss from Solyndra.[17][18] Additionally, Solyndra received a $25.1 million tax break from California's Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority.[19] Solyndra was not a unique case for the U.S. Department of Energy.[20]
Foxconn announced on 26 July 2017 that it would build a $10 billion TV manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin and would initially employ 3,000 workers (set to increase to 13,000).[60][61] As part of the agreement, Foxconn was set to receive subsidies ranging from $3 billion to $4.8 billion (paid in increments if Foxconn met certain targets), which would be by far the largest subsidy ever given to a foreign firm in U.S. history.
[62][63][64][65] Some estimate that Foxconn is expected to contribute $51.5 billion to Wisconsin's GDP over the next 15 years, which is $3.4 billion annually.[66] However, numerous economists have also expressed skepticism that the benefits would exceed the costs of the deal.[67][68][69][70][71] Others have noted that Foxconn has made similar claims about job creation in the past which did not come to fruition.[62][64][72]
Foxconn was also exempted by Governor Scott Walker from filing an environmental impact statement, drawing criticism from environmentalists.[73] The plant was estimated to contribute significantly to air pollution in the region.[74]
Environmentalists criticized the decision to allow Foxconn to draw 26,000 cubic metres (7×106 US gal) of water per day from Lake Michigan.[64] Given water concerns, Foxconn is spending $30 million on zero liquid discharge technology.[75] Foxconn is also required to replace wetlands at a higher ratio than other companies; Foxconn must restore 2 acres of wetland for every 1 acre disturbed instead of the ratio of 1.2 to 1 for other companies.[75]
As of 4 October 2017, Foxconn agreed to locate their plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin,[76] and broke ground for the plant June 28, 2018. President Trump was in attendance to promote American manufacturing.[77][78]
In January 2019, Foxconn said it was reconsidering its initial plans to manufacture LCD screens at the Wisconsin plant, citing high labor costs in the United States.[79]
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