AISI Comments On House Passage Of Infrastructure Bill

Washington, D.C. –Kevin Dempsey, 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 of Representatives today, by a vote of 219-201:

“Today’s House passage of the more than 500-billion-dollar surface transportation bill is a positive development in the process to repair and replace America’s deteriorating roads and bridges – and to use American steel to do so. We also applaud the bill’s provisions to ensure that the steel products purchased through the EPA’s State Revolving Fund programs for wastewater and drinking water projects be made in the United States. American-made steel is the cleanest in the world. Of the leading steel producing nations, the U.S. has the lowest CO2 emissions per ton of steel produced and the lowest energy intensity. By contrast, Chinese steel production creates CO2 emissions that are almost 2.5 times higher per ton than the U.S. We are pleased this infrastructure bill recognizes this by ensuring clean American steel will be used to build back America. We urge that the House and Senate work with the Biden administration to ensure final passage this year of consensus legislation to invest in infrastructure and use American steel.”

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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).