Most Americans agree that our roads, bridges, mass transit systems, air and sea ports, and water infrastructure are critical national assets that drive growth, jobs, safety, and global competitiveness.
What we can’t seem to agree on is how to pay for badly needed maintenance and repairs. It’s time to stop thinking about infrastructure as a problem, but as an opportunity for bipartisan agreement to invest wisely and carefully in our most critical needs, while eliminating wasteful spending.
The U.S. Chamber-led Let’s Rebuild America (LRA) initiative is the Chamber’s response to America’s infrastructure challenge—keep up with what the business community demands or U.S. economic productivity and global competitiveness will suffer.
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The Chamber is working to ensure the nation’s long-term economic growth and competitiveness by enacting an infrastructure modernization plan.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (CCI) is a quarterly economic index designed to gauge the outlook for, and resulting confidence in, the commercial construction industry.
1 in 3 plan to hire more workers
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with eight other associations, has taken steps to intervene in litigation seeking to roll back recently enacted reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 7575, the "Water Resources Development Act of 2020."
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing Amendment 72 to H.R. 7608, the "Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act." This Amendment would block implementation of reforms to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations.
This Coalition letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, opposing Amendment 72 to H.R. 7608, the "Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act." This Amendment would block implementation of reforms to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations.
This Hill letter was sent to the President of the United States Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Everything you need to know about the White House's updates to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue issued the following statement today applauding updates from the White House Council on Environmental Quality that modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a vital federal environmental law that has not seen major updates since it was adopted in 1970:
This Hill letter was sent to the House Committee on Appropriations, on FY21 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations.
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