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Authorizing a Long-Term Transportation Bill Would Improve America's Infrastructure, Create Jobs, and Stimulate the Economy
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HOW CAN WE CREATE JOBS, BOOST THE ECONOMY, AND IMPROVE OUR
TRANSPORTATION-SYSTEM? ACCORDING TO AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL
INSTITUTE PRESIDENT AND C-E-O, TOM GIBSON, BY AUTHORIZING
A LONG-TERM TRANSPORTATION-BILL--THIS YEAR...
(GIBSON):
"TO MAINTAIN AMERICA'S DOMINANT ROLE IN THE GLOBAL
ECONOMY, IT'S ESSENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO MOVE GOODS WITHIN OUR BORDERS
EFFICIENTLY. CURRENTLY, THE U-S RANKS 23RD WORLDWIDE IN
INFRASTRUCTURE-QUALITY--AND THAT UNDERMINES OUR COMPETITIVENESS.
PASSING A MULTI-YEAR TRANSPORTATION-BILL THAT'S FUNDED AT LEVELS HIGH
ENOUGH TO ADDRESS OUR CURRENT NEEDS WOULD HELP RESTORE OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE-SYSTEM, PUT AMERICANS BACK TO WORK, AND STIMULATE THE
ECONOMY. THE STATE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON
THE STRENGTH OF THE NATION'S ECONOMY. CHINA AND OTHER NATIONS ARE
INVESTING AT MUCH-HIGHER LEVELS THAN THE U-S--AND WE SIMPLY CAN'T WAIT
ANY LONGER. EVERY ONE-BILLION DOLLARS [THAT'S] INVESTED IN
FEDERAL HIGHWAY-SPENDING CREATES OVER 30-THOUSAND NEW JOBS. GIVEN
OUR STUBBORN UNEMPLOYMENT-RATE OF OVER NINE-PERCENT, THE CONGRESS AND
THE ADMINISTRATION NEED TO JOIN TOGETHER--AND ACT NOW."
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