Trump's infrastructure plan brings needed attention for improvements In Tulsa World, Gov. Mary Fallin (R-OK) and state Secretary of Transportation Mike Patterson write that "infrastructure improvement is a priority issue because of its direct impact on economic growth and stability as well as the safety and well-being of our citizens. As governor and as Oklahoma's secretary of transportation, we support the Trump administration's infrastructure proposal for starting the dialogue about the need for these improvements." Click here to read more. ------------ The Wall Street Journal reports that "the U.S. will overtake Russia to become the world's largest oil producer by 2023, accounting for most of the global growth in petroleum supplies, a top industry monitor said Monday." Sarah Kent and Timothy Puko write that "American influence on global oil markets is also expected to rise, with U.S. oil exports more than doubling to 4.9 million barrels a day by 2023, according to the [International Energy Agency]." ------------ "At the end of 2017, the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act was signed into law. This historic rewrite of our outdated tax code was met with derision by some, but the truth is that tax reform is working," Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) writes in The Detroit News. Rep. Upton notes that "Michigan's middle-class families are seeing the positive effects thanks to tax reform with more take-home pay in their paychecks each month." ------------ Lance Izumi describes in the Washington Examiner how "President Trump's proposed 2019 education budget, with its elimination of 29 ineffective or duplicative programs, drew howls from special-interest groups. Despite their hyperventilation, the president rightly focuses his spending priorities on the needs of students rather than on what the Washington spending lobby wants." ------------ In The Washington Times, Stephen Moore writes that "President Trump is right that we should move to a merit-based immigration system. While most immigrants give more than they receive, it is incontrovertible that the fiscal and economic benefits of immigrants are directly correlated to their skills, special talents, knowledge of English, educational attainment and entrepreneurial abilities."