AISI Comments on Committee Passage of Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thomas J. Gibson, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), issued the following statement on the passage of the “INVEST in America” Act by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today:

“An efficient and robust transportation network is essential to the competitiveness of the domestic steel industry, its customers and suppliers, and American manufacturing as a whole,” said Gibson. “We are pleased that Congress and the White House continue to take steps to pass important infrastructure legislation. We hope that today’s committee action will help facilitate achievement of the ultimate goal: passage of a robust, long-term infrastructure investment bill to provide an immediate boost to economic growth and job creation, and to make the U.S. more competitive in the decades ahead. We are also pleased that Buy America provisions for federal infrastructure projects again received bipartisan backing at the Committee.

“One of the most important things Congress can do to spur growth and help America’s manufacturing sector – including the steel industry – with economic recovery is to pass a long-term surface transportation bill. We urge the House and Senate to work together, quickly, to negotiate a consensus funding package that helps fix America’s structurally deficient roads, bridges and highways.”

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AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the preferred material of choice. AISI also plays a lead role in the development and application of new steels and steelmaking technology. AISI’s membership is comprised of integrated and electric furnace steelmakers, and associate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. For more news about steel and its applications, view AISI’s website at www.steel.org. Follow AISI on Facebook or Twitter (@AISISteel).