Infrastructure

Aug 11 2020
Press Release Infrastructure

15 Labor, Business and Environmental Organizations Call on D.C. Metrorail to Buy American-Made Rail

Washington, D.C. – Buying foreign-made rail cars for the nation’s capital subway system is drawing heat from over a dozen organizations that are urging Metro to Buy American, which...
Aug 10 2020

A Deadly Explosion in Baltimore May Be the Result of Inaction on Infrastructure

There have long been calls to speed up repair of Baltimore’s aging natural gas pipelines.
Jul 31 2020
Blog

D.C.’s Metrorail is Looking to Bypass Buy America and Import Its New Rail Cars

This is a bad decision. Especially right now.
Jul 28 2020
Blog

AAM Letter to Congress: Pandemic Response Should Include Industrial Policy

We must be better prepared for the next crisis, and that requires taking bold action.
Jul 27 2020

West Virginia’s Broadband – Or Lack of It

Reliable internet access is a real problem in rural America.
Jul 24 2020

Will the Interstate 5 Bridge over the Columbia River Ever Get Replaced?

The bridge isn't likely to withstand an earthquake, but funding issues have plagued the project.
Jul 24 2020
Blog

Reshoring Medical Supply Chains Isn’t Going to be Easy

House committee gets an earful on what reshoring medical goods production will look like.
Jul 17 2020

Why Improving Rural Electric Infrastructure in Places Like Wisconsin Matters So Much

Not only will it power homes, but it will bring high speed internet to many for the first time.
Jul 15 2020

House Committee Pushes Critical Water Infrastructure Bill Toward a Floor Vote

Biennial funding legislation would authorize work on some essential water projects.
Jul 14 2020

Joe Biden Proposes a $2 Trillion Clean Energy Infrastructure Program

Democratic presidential challenger lays down another plank in his economic platform.