AISI Welcomes US Infrastructure Bill Adoption

Thomas J. Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Iron and Steel Institute, in response to the Commission on Transportation and Infrastructure Law "INVEST in America" ​​stated that “An efficient and reliable transportation network is essential to the competitiveness of the domestic steel industry. , its customers and suppliers, and American manufacturing in general. We are pleased that Congress and the White House continue to take steps to pass important infrastructure laws. We hope the committee's actions today will help facilitate the ultimate goal of a robust, long-term infrastructure investment bill that will provide an immediate boost to economic growth and job creation, and make the United States more competitive in the decades to come.

He added: “One of the most important things Congress can do to spur growth and help America's manufacturing sector, including the steel industry, recover from the economic recovery is to pass a long-term land transportation bill. We urge the House and Senate to work quickly together to negotiate a consensus funding package that will help eliminate America's structurally deficient roads, bridges and highways. ”