Commentary

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Infrastructure Proposals in President Obama’s FY2016 Budget


Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2015.  President Obama’s budget proposal to increase infrastructure investment is an important step in the right direction. But it does not go nearly far enough. Our economy needs trillions of dollars in investment to drive the productivity growth vital to raising wages. Our current infrastructure deficit, taken in context with the egregious level of inequality in our economy, means that we have to completely rethink our sense of progress.

Our crumbling roads and bridges need more than one-time or short-term fixes. We need a big vision if we are to build the future America and its workers deserve.

Source: www.aflcio.org

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Remarks by President Obama on the FY2016 Budget, Feb. 2, 2015


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