For example, officials from San Jose in June signed on to a $500 million deal with AT&T, Verizon and the privately held infrastructure company Mobilitie to build a mobile network.
And with an M5S minister holding the infrastructure portfolio in cabinet, that seems unlikely.
White House officials said that the president's support for the legislation has not wavered, but that there are no immediate plans for Mr. Obama to deliver a speech on the issue or to travel for on-the-road immigration events similar to ones he held on gun control, infrastructure investments and early childhood education.
In October, it said it had agreed to buy Dresser, a privately held energy infrastructure and services company, for $3 billion.
On Wednesday, General Electric said it had agreed to buy Dresser, a privately held energy infrastructure and services company, for $3 billion as the industrial conglomerate seeks to bolster its offerings in the sector.
Instead, a harsh $73m bailout loan was signed by the city and state, which required Atlantic City to dissolve its independent water utility and hold the infrastructure as collateral for the bailout loan.
Intels follies have also been a boon for Server Works a privately held server infrastructure company formerly called Reliance Computer.
GE Energy Services has been involved in about a dozen deals in the last 6 months, with its largest a bid to acquire Dresser — another privately held energy infrastructure company — for $3.1 billion.
Republicans are right that regulatory barriers hold back infrastructure investment.
In considering his vote, "I have to look at it as though … we're going to be building the whole thing and we're going to hold that infrastructure for our own use," he said.
