Top U.S. CEOs Call for Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
Dynamic Leaders Representing Cross Section of U.S. Economy United in Support of Bipartisan Infrastructure Action
Washington, D.C. – Today, members of Build Together’s CEO Working Group released the following statement in support of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework:
Rebuilding America’s infrastructure has long represented a unique opportunity for national unity and bipartisanship. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework embodies an historic investment in the backbone of America, long overdue and critical to our global competitiveness. It makes a down payment on our climate progress and engages private capital to create durable solutions to our infrastructure challenges without hampering our post-COVID recovery. We encourage Congress and the administration to further refine and advance this legislation with bipartisan support.
Working Group members lead some of the most dynamic American companies representing a diverse cross section of our economy, including the current and former Chairmen of the Business Roundtable, the Business Council, and the Council on Competitiveness.
Mary Barra, General Motors
Ed Bastian, Delta Air Lines
John Donahoe, NIKE, Inc.
Lynn Good, Duke Energy
Greg Hayes, Raytheon Technologies
Arvind Krishna, IBM
Doug McMillon, Walmart
Brian Moynihan, Bank of America
David Taylor, Procter & Gamble
The effort is led by co-chairs Andrew Liveris, former Dow Chemical Chairman and CEO, and Dennis Mehiel, former U.S. Corrugated Chairman and CEO. Both business leaders believe in the power of our infrastructure needs to spur pragmatic leadership to the benefit of U.S. competitiveness, environmental health, and the public’s faith in their elected leaders.
“The business community and elected officials on both sides of the aisle have long recognized the need to invest in our national infrastructure, and the positive impact this would have on our economy for decades to come,” said Co-Chair Andrew Liveris. “This positive impact is magnified exponentially if it can be done in a bipartisan manner. We applaud the bipartisan framework that has been negotiated and hope to see it enacted into law with overwhelming support, a strong symbol to the world.”
“Renewing our national infrastructure presents a generational opportunity to build a more just and safe nation. Doing so with bipartisan support reaffirms our national capacity to come together with common purpose, despite political differences, to enact transformational legislation,” said Co-Chair Dennis Mehiel.
Build Together is a nonpartisan campaign formed in 2019 to foster bipartisan support for infrastructure action across the country. In 2020, Build Together conducted a nationwide listening tour amplifying voices calling for elected leaders to put politics aside and come together to invest in our nation’s infrastructure.
For further information, please contact Build Together’s Executive Director, Helena Schwarz ([email protected]) or visit www.build-together.org.
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