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Supporting the Repair America movement which seeks to prioritize infrastructure investment which will create quality jobs, boost the economy and ensure that communities are safe and healthy, and urging our federal legislators to support this initiative.
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WHEREAS, Rebuilding the systems we rely on every day should be a priority, which will create good jobs in a variety of sectors in our economy and ensure our communities are safe and healthy; and
WHEREAS, The dramatic effects of Hurricane Sandy highlighted our vulnerability to severe weather. The United States has spent $136 million on disaster relief from 2011-2013. Failure to invest now means fixing these systems will be far more costly in the long run, especially as climate change fuels more destructive weather; and
WHEREAS, By 2020 there will be a projected $107 billion funding gap in our needed electricity infrastructure spending, which could grow to almost $732 billion by 2040, representing a seven-fold jump; and
WHEREAS, Updating equipment and facilities to be resilient during more severe weather conditions, doing preventive maintenance even as simple as clearing trees away from lines, and increasing capacity would improve safety and help keep the lights on in extreme weather; and
WHEREAS, 42 percent of America's major urban highways remain congested, costing the economy an estimated $101 billion in wasted time and fuel annually, earning our roads and bridges "D" and "C+" grades respectively; and
WHEREAS, Being competitive in a 21st century global economy requires a cleaner, more efficient transportation system. Building and implementing a stronger transit system will ensure goods and people move more efficiently, and it will give us the competitive advantage we need to compete for jobs globally; and
WHEREAS, Our nation's water infrastructure, some of which is more than a century old, is bursting at the seams with an estimated 745 to 850 water main breaks every day in the...
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