Washington, D.C.— “We are disappointed the President vetoed the Water Resources Development Act,” said Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) CEO Stephen E. Sandherr. “While we did not succeed in convincing him of the merits of this important infrastructure legislation, AGC is confident that we have convinced Congress that it is worthy of support not withstanding the President’s veto.”
“AGC has called on our allies in Washington and our members across the country to work with Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member John Mica (R-Fla.) in the House, Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-Okla.) in the Senate to support the override of the President’s veto,” noted Sandherr.
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