美國(guó)總統(tǒng)特朗普在2016年競(jìng)選期間信誓旦旦地表示,，要在基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施方面投入約1萬億美元,。但這項(xiàng)承諾至今還未兌現(xiàn)，就該問題的磋商也一再停滯,。

上周二,，美國(guó)交通部長(zhǎng)趙小蘭出席在科羅拉多州阿斯彭市舉辦的《財(cái)富》科技頭腦風(fēng)暴大會(huì)期間表示：“我們希望基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施方面做些大調(diào)整?！?

此前,，趙小蘭公開表態(tài)支持特朗普的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施計(jì)劃，然而在過去兩個(gè)基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施宣傳周活動(dòng)里,，特朗普幾乎沒有露面,。

在解釋基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施方案拖這么久還未落地時(shí)，趙小蘭表示,，主要原因是就如何利用聯(lián)邦政府撥發(fā)的2000億美元負(fù)擔(dān)1.5萬億美元的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施提案存在分歧,。

“我們希望盡量促進(jìn)兩黨達(dá)成共識(shí),，”她說,，“其實(shí)基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施提案的費(fèi)用有很多解決方案?！?

趙小蘭特別提到,，養(yǎng)老金、捐款,，還有其他一些私營(yíng)部門投資收益都可以填補(bǔ)基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施計(jì)劃的資金缺口,。

當(dāng)研討會(huì)主持人《財(cái)富》總裁穆瑞瀾問趙小蘭，怎樣應(yīng)付特朗普政府看來永無休止的爭(zhēng)議和人事震動(dòng)時(shí),，她回答道,，從某種程度上說，這種情況扎根在美國(guó)的基因里,。

“美國(guó)是一個(gè)很年輕的國(guó)家,，活力十足又充分實(shí)現(xiàn)民主,。回顧一下國(guó)父?jìng)兊闹骶蜁?huì)發(fā)現(xiàn),，很多是匿名的,。這個(gè)社會(huì)就是非常喧鬧，喜歡爭(zhēng)論,?！?

在發(fā)表這番言論以前，趙小蘭剛為丈夫米奇·麥康奈爾辯解,。之前有人抗議特朗普的移民政策造成移民家庭骨肉分離,，而麥康奈爾是參議院多數(shù)黨共和黨的領(lǐng)袖。

今年6月末,，趙小蘭在一段視頻里對(duì)抗議者說：“為什么不能放過我丈夫,？為什么不放過我丈夫?！?

被問及為何這屆政府引起的爭(zhēng)議格外多時(shí),，趙小蘭指出網(wǎng)絡(luò)擴(kuò)散效應(yīng)是主要原因。

“互聯(lián)網(wǎng)帶來的變化是,，媒體可以7天24小時(shí)不斷追蹤,，現(xiàn)在人們什么都知道。每個(gè)人都是記者,，每個(gè)人都可以報(bào)道,。當(dāng)前是全方位互動(dòng)的時(shí)代?！壁w小蘭表示,。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：Pessy

審校：夏林

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President Donald Trump pledged to spend some $1 trillion on infrastructure while on the 2016 campaign trail. But such a promise has yet to materialize, with attempts to revive talks on the issue repeatedly stalling in Washington.

“We hope to do something big on infrastructure,” said Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao at Fortune’s annual Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo. last Tuesday.

Chao has vocally supported Trump’s plan of infrastructure in the past, even though Trump has held at least two “infrastructure weeks” with little to show for it.

When addressing why it is taking so long to address the issue, Chao said the delays stem from disagreements about how to pay for an $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal using $200 billion from the federal government.

“We want to work on a bipartisan consensus,” she said, adding: “There are many ways of paying for for the infrastructure proposal.”

Specifically, Chao pointed to filling in the funding gaps with private sector investments, from pensions, endowments, and others.

When asked by panel moderator and Fortune president Alan Murray how she juggled the new administration’s seemingly never-ending controversies and shakeups, Chao argued that to an extent, it is built into the nation’s DNA.

“Our country is a very young country. It is robust, full democracy. If you look at the founding fathers and their writings, many of them are anonymous,” she said. “We are in a very argumentative, very raucous society.”

Those comments come after Chao defended her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ala.) from protestors confronting McConnell over Trump’s immigration policy that led to the separation of parents and children.

“Why don’t you leave my husband alone?” She was videotaped saying in late June. “Why don’t you leave my husband alone.”

As to why this current administration seems particularly raucous, Chao pointed to the proliferation of the internet.

“What has changed is with 24/7 media, we now see everything. Every person here is a reporter. Every person is a journalist. We are seeing the full array of interactions,” she said.