In a live on Fox News on Aug. 20, 老牛影视President and CEO Bellaman praised President Trump鈥檚 recent executive order streamlining infrastructure permitting, saying it goes a long way towards eliminating construction delays and sets the table for when legislation is passed. But we have 鈥渁 whole lot to do鈥� before infrastructure rebuilding can begin.

In particular, construction industry leaders need flexibility to implement an 鈥渁ll-of-the-above鈥� training approach to close a skills gap in construction so that complex infrastructure projects can move forward quickly, safely and cost-effectively.

Bellaman said that for every $1 million dollars spent on infrastructure rebuilding, 6.7-7.1 jobs are created, potentially creating a shortfall of 600,000 to 700,000 workers on top of the 500,000 unfilled jobs in construction right now.听

In terms of paying for $1 billion of infrastructure projects, Bellaman called for a combination of public-private partnerships, matching funds with state funds and solely federal funds to address the specific requirements of different infrastructure projects that provide a variety of services.听

Recognizing the current efforts of Congress, Bellaman wants to see legislative action on an infrastructure plan soon. He said there is a great desire among cabinet officials, agency executives and business leaders to get something done. 鈥淭he infrastructure opportunity for the United States of America is tremendous,鈥� he said.

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