It is hard to ask a State to go from an 80-20 funding formula, for example, for roads--80 percent Federal to 20 percent States; it is hard to flip that and go from 80-20, where the Federal Government plays the major role, to 20-80 where the States are expected to put up the 80 percent.
Carper discusses the challenges of changing federal funding formulas for state infrastructure.
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