DeLauro Reaction to President’s Plan to Grow Economy through Investment

Supports Infrastructure Bank, Other Steps to RepairOver 1,000 CT Bridges

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) releasedthe following statement today on the President's plan to grow American jobs byinvesting in infrastructure.

"I applaud President Obama's continued push for investmentsin our nation's infrastructure, the lifeblood of our economy and source of goodjobs that cannot be outsourced. I am particularly pleased with thePresident's support for a National Infrastructure Bank, a concept I have longchampioned, as an independent, wholly-owned government entity that would leverageprivate dollars toward a wide-range of meritorious infrastructure projects ofregional and national significance.

"According to the Federal Highway Administration, some 1,413of Connecticut's bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.The President's fix-it first policy would immediately create jobs that willrepair these, along with our roads, rail systems, airports and other criticalresources, helping grow our economy. Through innovative policies such as theones the President outlined we rebuild our infrastructure, create middle classjobs and strengthen our businesses so that they can better compete in a globaleconomy."