Clinton promotes $275B infrastructure plan in Florida visit

(AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that Republican rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio would "slash" spending on projects to fix aging roads and bridges, urging Congress to pass a plan to rebuild the nation's transportation system.

Appealing to a bellwether region in one of the nation's top swing states, Clinton promoted her plan to spend $275 billion to fix the nation's crumbling bridges, highways and airports, saying it would create tens of thousands of "good-paying" jobs in Florida and across the country.

The Democratic presidential candidate singled out Rubio, Florida's senator, and Cruz, the Texas senator whose campaign has gained momentum in Iowa, accusing them of opposing federal efforts to rebuild the nation's transportation system.

The region is home to many Puerto Rican voters and Clinton, referring to it as "Puerto Rico's 79th municipality," said every presidential candidate should "give attention to Puerto Rico and should remind our fellow Americans Puerto Ricans are American citizens."