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黑料不打烊 Responds to President Obama鈥檚 Call for New Focus on Infrastructure

Following the State of the Union Address Tuesday evening, 黑料不打烊 called for a distinction between wasteful government spending and necessary infrastructure investments that are crucial to broad economic growth. Stephen E. Sandherr, the chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, issued the following statement in response to the President鈥檚 call for new infrastructure investments during the State of the Union address: 鈥淚n an era of fly specking the federal budget, the President was right to distinguish between wasteful government spending and necessary infrastructure investments. As do leading Republican officials such as Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, the President appears to understand the vital role efficient and well-maintained infrastructure plays in supporting broader economic growth. After all, companies can鈥檛 thrive and expand if their deliveries are late and their employees are stuck in traffic. 鈥淚nvesting in infrastructure now doesn鈥檛 just boost the private sector, it protects the taxpayers. That is because maintaining roads, bridges and water systems now, especially in today鈥檚 extremely competitive construction market, is a lot less expensive than repairing broken infrastructure later. 鈥淐ongressional leaders can further protect taxpayers by enacting needed reforms that ensure public funds are invested in a manner that is accountable and effective. It doesn鈥檛 take an earmark to keep our traffic flowing and our bridges safe.鈥 The response was noted in and