AISI Applauds Senate Passage of Water Infrastructure Bill

April 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kevin Dempsey, president and CEO of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), today issued the following statement in response to Senate passage, by a vote of 89-2, of the “The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021.” Among other items, the legislation would authorize $30 billion in funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF) and $6 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRF), which are Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water infrastructure programs.

 

“This bipartisan legislation would make key investments to fund improvements to our nation’s drinking water and wastewater systems. Importantly, the bill would ensure that all iron and steel products procured for federally funded water infrastructure projects are made in America. The American steel industry is the cleanest and most energy-efficient of the leading steel industries in the world and manufactures innovative products that are critical to modernizing U.S. water infrastructure. We are pleased that passage of today’s bill ensures taxpayer dollars are used to buy cleaner, American-made steel so that our products can continue to play a leading role in rebuilding our national infrastructure.”

 

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Contact: Lisa Harrison

202.452.7115 / lharrison@steel.org

AISI serves as the voice of the 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 arc 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).