“Today’s vote is one for the history books,” said Carlo A. Scissura, President and CEO of the New York Building Congress. “The United States’ infrastructure — once the envy of the world — has crumbled as generation after generation failed to invest in public works that could move people quickly and safely, provide clean drinking water, protect vulnerable communities from the effects of climate change and connect rural communities to the digital age. The $1 trillion infrastructure package approved by the Senate today will finally change that paradigm. It will modernize American infrastructure for the needs of both today and generations to come. The package also includes the largest ever federal investment in public transit and passenger rail, giving us the opportunity to accelerate job growth, enhance our competitiveness and create a resilient economy that is better, fairer and stronger. The New York Building Congress applauds Senate Majority Leader Schumer and the lawmakers who voted for this bipartisan agreement and urges the House to waste no time in taking this bill up.”
