Talk Radio News Service - Infrastructure Improvement May Save Economy

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Talk Radio News Service - Infrastructure Improvement May Save Economy

Investing heavily in the nation's infrastructure may be the key to revitalizing the American economy. That was the theme put forward by the speakers during a conference by the organization Campaign for America's Future.

Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who penned the National Infrastructure Bank Bill, described infrastructure investment as an important part of any stimulus plan since it would create jobs for those immediately involved in the construction as well as in related trades and industries.

"The infrastructure investment would also have a larger and much longer term impact. A strong and efficient transportation system, especially including sustainable transit solution, creates a healthy environment for business investment which in turn creates more regional jobs long after the roads have been paved and the bridges built."

Ellison went on to describe how improving the infrastructure should not just be based around roads and bridges, but should also include providing broadband internet access to rural communities along with other investments in technology.

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