AGC’s Ken Simonson spoke at a news conference on Capitol Hill January 27 in support of infrastructure investment as part of the stimulus package that passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) hosted the event, which included representatives from the Change to Win Labor Federation, Information Technology Industry Council, AFL-CIO, Oracle Corp., and the National Electrical Contractors Association.
Simonson stressed the importance of putting the nearly 900,000 construction workers who have lost their jobs since 2006 back to work. AGC has advocated for infrastructure and public buildings investment long before yesterday’s vote, and Simonson’s urgings to turn a grim situation into an opportunity clearly left a mark.
Simonson’s remarks were recorded by several media outlets, including Dow Jones. View his comments here.
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