Quote It’s time to put up soaring new infrastructure that inspires pride in our people and our towns.

PUBLIC SUPPORT: The American people overwhelmingly support taking action to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure.

In a September 2017 Harvard-Harris poll, 84 percent of those polled believe the United States needs an investment in infrastructure. More than three-quarters of those polled, 76 percent, believe infrastructure funding should come from a combination of public funds, bonds, and public-private partnerships.

An overwhelming number of Americans, 81 percent, believe that infrastructure investments will improve their personal quality of life according to a July 2017 poll conducted by YouGov. 89 percent of those polled said investing in infrastructure will strengthen the economy. 82 percent believe infrastructure investments will bring more jobs to their communities.

In a recent Harvard-Harris poll, those polled believed infrastructure should be the second highest priority of Congress and the Administration, only behind stimulating American jobs.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: American businesses understand how critical infrastructure is to our economy and have shown widespread support for investing in its repair.

The vast majority of business owners believe that investing in infrastructure will improve the economy and see private investments as key, according to a survey conducted by UBS. 89 percent of the business owners surveyed believe infrastructure investments will improve the economy. 65 percent believe infrastructure investments will improve their business. 80 percent support private sector involvement in infrastructure. Business owners ranked public-private partnerships and private investment vehicles as the top two ways to fund infrastructure.

The American Society of Civil Engineers has called for “the creation of strategies to expedite the decision-making in the regulatory process for infrastructure development at federal, state and local levels.”

The Associated General Contractors of America: “Delays in environmental review and permitting decisions, as well as lengthy procurement processes, often derail the efficient delivery of needed infrastructure projects by many years.”

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: “It should never take more than two years to complete all federal permits required for an infrastructure project.”

BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT: There has been strong bipartisan support for repairing our aging infrastructure and for reducing unnecessary delays in the permitting process.