Chamber of Commerce joins AFL-CIO on new infrastructure spending push

In the statement, leaders of the AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said they applauded President Obama’s call in his State of the Union speech Tuesday to create jobs and grow the economy by rebuilding America’s crumbling roads and bridges.

“Whether it is building roads, bridges, high-speed broadband, energy systems and schools, these projects not only create jobs and demand for businesses, they are an investment in building the modern infrastructure our country needs to compete in a global economy,” said AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Tom Donohue, the Chamber’s president and CEO. “With the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO standing together to support job creation, we hope that Democrats and Republicans in Congress will also join together to build America’s infrastructure.”