TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS:
We write to you, urging Congress to enact a fiscally and environmentally responsible infrastructure package that stimulates the economy and improves the quality of life for every American.
It seems each Congress and every new Administration includes infrastructure as a top priority. Despite broad support from diverse coalitions, however, too often they fail to act. Our nation must launch a massive investment program in transportation, energy, water and communications technologies.
Doing so will repair our crumbling roads, bridges and transit and the current gridlock in our major economic hubs that harm our productivity, global competitiveness and quality of life. It will propel public and private efforts to decarbonize our economy in a meaningful way, address infrastructure challenges with both manmade and natural solutions, and close the digital divide by expanding broadband and internet access. This effort also provides an opportunity to ensure the benefits and jobs from infrastructure investments are shared with communities that have borne disproportionate burdens.
Our organizations won’t agree on every issue, but we are united in calling for enactment of comprehensive, bipartisan legislation before July 4, 2021 that will:
- Repair and update our crumbling infrastructure
- Stimulate our economy and create middle-class sustaining jobs
- Address climate change
- Promote fiscally and environmentally responsible policies
- Improve federal project approvals
- Address the digital divide
As a nation we must be able to build big things quickly to accelerate the economic recovery and build the resilient low-carbon economy of the future. We need a durable commitment and clear strategy.
The undersigned organizations, therefore, call on all members of the 117th Congress to help enact a fiscally and environmentally responsible infrastructure package that stimulates the economy by July 4, 2021.
We encourage you to make your support public.
Sincerely,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bipartisan Policy Center
AAA Northeast
Accelerator for America, on behalf of the New Partnership on Infrastructure
Advanced Energy Economy
Advocacy Coalition of Rochester Area Chambers (ACRAC)
African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey
Agricultural Retailers Association
Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
Alaska Chamber
Albany Area Chamber of Commerce
Alliance to Save Energy
Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition
American Association of Airport Executives
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
American Beverage Association
American Clean Power Association
American Coatings Association
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
American Concrete Pavement Association
American Concrete Pipe Association
American Conservation Coalition
American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF)
American Council of Engineering Companies
American Council on Renewable Energy
American Foundry Society
American Gas Association
American Hotel and Lodging Association
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Land Title Association
American Nuclear Society
American Public Transportation Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Water Works Association
American Wood Council
Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce
Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce
APGA
Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/AIA
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
Association of Washington Business
Austin Area Chamber of Commerce
Auto Care Association
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce
Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC)
Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Bellevue Chamber
Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce
Bend Chamber of Commerce
Big Sky Chamber of Commerce
Blockchains Management
Boise Metro Chamber
Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce
Bristol TN/VA Chamber of Commerce
Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce
Buffalo Niagara Partnership
Building America's Future
Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire
Business Council for Sustainable Energy
California Chamber of Commerce
Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce
Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce & CVB
Capital Region Chamber
Carbon Capture Coalition
Carlisle Area Chamber of Commerce
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Park Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Central Fort Bend Chamber
Central Louisiana Regional Chamber of Commerce
CG/LA Infrastructure
Chamber of Commerce of Okeechobee County, Inc.
Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama
Chamber of Marine Commerce
Chamber Southwest Louisiana
Chamber630
Chandler Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte Regional Business Alliance
Chatsworth/Porter Ranch Chamber of Commerce
Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
Chemung County Chamber of Commerce
Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES)
Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry
Clean Air Task Force
Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
Cobb County Chamber of Commerce
Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber of Commerce
Columbia (Missouri) Chamber of Commerce
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Commerce Lexington Inc.
Committee of 100 for Economic Development Inc., Louisiana's Business Roundtable
Composite Panel Association
Connecticut Forest & Park Association
Consumer Energy Alliance
Copper Development Association
Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce
Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce
Design-Build Institute of America
Detroit Regional Chamber
Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce
Durant Area Chamber of Commerce
E2 -- Environmental Entrepreneurs
East Providence Area Chamber of Commerce
Eastham Chamber of Commerce
Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce
Ecological Restoration Business Association
El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce
Elgin Area Chamber
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Energy Storage Association
Enterprise Chamber of Commerce
Environment Council of Rhode Island
Environmental Council of the States
Ferndale Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
FMI Food Industry Association
Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association
Fort Collins Area Chamber
Forward Janesville
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Transportation Alliance
Geospatial Equipment & Technology Institute (GETI)
Global Infrastructure Investor Association
Granbury Chamber of Commerce
Grand Rapids Chamber
Grays Harbor Council of Governments
Greater Arlington Chamber
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Greater Brownsburg Chamber of Commerce
Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce
Greater Grays Harbor, Inc.
Greater Houston Partnership
Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce
Greater KC Chamber of Commerce
Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce
Greater Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce
Greater Latrobe Laurel Valley Chamber of Commerce
Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce
Greater Phoenix Chamber
Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce
Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
Greater Taylor Chamber of Commerce
Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce
Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce
Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce
Greater Winston Salem, Inc.
Greater Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce
Greenville (SC) Chamber of Commerce
Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce
Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce
Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce
Henderson Chamber of Commerce
Hendersonville Area Chamber of Commerce
High Steel Structures, LLC.
Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry
Idaho Wildlife Federation
Illuminating Engineering Society
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)
International Council of Shopping Centers
International Sign Association
International Union of Operating Engineers
International WELL Building Institute
Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce
Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce
JAX Chamber
Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Kansas Wildlife Federation
Kentucky Waterways Alliance
Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce
Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)
Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce
Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce
Lancaster Chamber
Lansing Regional chamber
Laredo Chamber of Commerce
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce
Lexington Chamber & Visitors Center
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce
Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce
Livermore Valley Chamber of Commerce
LNG Allies, The US LNG Association
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Longview TX Chamber of Commerce
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Marana Chamber of Commerce
Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Mason City Chamber of Commerce
Metals Service Center Institute
Metro South Chamber of Commerce
Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber
Miller-Wenhold Capitol Strategies
Mississippi Economic Council - the State Chamber
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Montana Wildlife Federation
Moore County Chamber of Commerce
Morton Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council
Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce
Murrieta/Wildomar Chamber of Commerce
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber
National Alliance of Forest Owners
National Asphalt Pavement Association
National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)
National Association of Counties
National Association of Home Builders
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
National Association of Realtors®
National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP)
National Association of the Remodeling Industry
National Bankers Association
National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
National Independent Automobile Dealers Association
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
National Lime Association
National Marine Manufacturers Association
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
National Roofing Contractors Association
National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Neponset River Regional Chamber
Nevada Wildlife Federation
New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce (NORBCC)
Newark Regional Business Partnership
Newnan-Coweta Chamber
NJ Audubon
NJ State Chamber of Commerce
Nogales-Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce
North American Strategy for Competitiveness, Inc.
North America's Building Trades Unions
North Carolina Chamber
North Carolina Wildlife Federation
North Country Chamber of Commerce
North Texas Commission
NTEA - The Association for the Work Truck Industry
NV5
Orange County Business Council
Oregon Business & Industry
Orlando Economic Partnership
Orleans Chamber Of Commerce
Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce
Plumbing Manufacturers International
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling-Contractors
Portland Business Alliance
Portland Cement Association
Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce
Puyallup Sumner Chamber of Commerce
Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce
Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce
Queens Chamber of Commerce
Rancho Cordova Area Chamber
Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce
Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development
Rio Grande Valley Partnership
Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce
Round Rock Chamber of Commerce
Rowan Chamber
RTA Business Coalition
Russell County Chamber of Commerce
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Salt Lake Chamber
Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Security Industry Association
Selma and Dallas County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Information
Seward Chamber of Commerce
Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce
Silverdale Chamber of Commerce
Smart Electric Power Alliance
Sociedad Ornitologica Puertorriqueña Inc.
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Solar Energy Industries Association
Solon Chamber of Commerce
South Bend Regional Chamber
South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry
South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce
South San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
South Shore Chamber of Commerce
South Valley Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce
State Business Executives
Subsurface Utility Engineering Association (SUEA)
Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber
Tempe Chamber of Commerce
The BuildStrong Coalition
The Chamber of Medford & Jackson County
The Nature Conservancy
The Real Estate Roundtable
The Toy Association
The Transportation Alliance
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Third Way
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce
Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
Transportation California
Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin
Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA)
Triangle East Chamber of Commerce
Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce
TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce
Troy Area Chamber of Commerce
Tucson Metro Chamber
Tulsa Regional Chamber
Twin Falls Area Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Energy Storage Association
U.S. Geospatial Executives Organization (U.S. GEO)
U.S. Green Building Council
United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce
United Fresh Produce Association
Vail Valley Partnership
Valve Manufacturers Association
Vermont Natural Resources Council
Virgin Islands Conservation Society
Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Walker's Legacy
Waukesha County Business Alliance
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
Westfield Chamber of Commerce
Westminster Speed & Sound
Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce
Wilkes Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington Chamber
WIRES
Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association
Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber
