New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, R, compared the flexibility afforded governors by the Trump administration to Biden’s “one size fits all” approach, telling Fox News Digital he’s hopeful the Biden administration will change its tune, but that they “got to deliver.”
Sununu is one of 16 governors who sent a letter to Biden last month requesting “maximum regulatory flexibility” in implementing Democrats’ $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
“For the [infrastructure bill] to be implemented successfully, states have to be partners to the federal government. It is critical that your administration consider how simplicity, flexibility, and finality will drastically improve states’ ability to develop and implement plans,” the letter read.
“Having flexibility with how we use funds is so critical,” Sununu told Fox News Digital, highlighting the difference between former President Donald Trump’s approach in implementing the CARES Act, and Joe Biden’s implementation of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.
“They say they’re pivoting, they say they’re moving more toward flexibility. Saying it in Washington is one thing, but delivering it is very different.”
Sununu said he’s “cautiously optimistic” that the Biden administration will begin to give governors flexibility, but that they “got to deliver.”
Kelsey Koberg is an Editor with Fox News Digital.
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