Jan. 21, 2015 – In his State of the Union address, President Obama once again called for investment in infrastructure. “21st century businesses need 21st century infrastructure – modern ports, stronger bridges, faster trains and the fastest internet,” he said. “Democrats and Republicans used to agree on this. So let’s set our sights higher than a single oil pipeline. Let’s pass a…
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Obama Signs Water Infrastructure Bill
President Obama signed HR 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, into law. The law streamlines the Army Corps infrastructure authorization process, authorizes new projects, deauthorizes old projects, and accelerates project delivery.
Read MoreObama Lays Out Vision for Transportation
President Obama, on Feb. 26, spoke at the Union Depot train station in St. Paul, Minn., where he outlined his vision for investing in America’s infrastructure with a $302 billion, four-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal.
Read MoreAssociation Leaders Address SOTU Speech
In President Obama’s State of the Union address on January 28, he linked tax reform and infrastructure investment, a move welcomed by national stakeholders.
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