On Feb. 12, President Donald Trump announced the release of his administration’s . ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓPresident and CEO Michael D. Bellaman issued the following on the president’s infrastructure plan: 

“ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓapplauds the president for sending Congress a plan to rebuild America’s infrastructure. It is now time for lawmakers to develop legislation and policy to efficiently modernize America’s infrastructure and drive economic growth and prosperity for all Americans.

“ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis pleased that the president’s plan mirrors many of the key principles ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓbelieves will deliver the most value to taxpayers. For example, addressing regulatory burdens, such as streamlining the federal infrastructure permitting process, will reduce costs and increase the speed of project approval and completion. And expanding efforts to train the next generation of skilled workers will give more Americans the chance to take advantage of the jobs created by these infrastructure projects and help reduce the construction industry’s workforce shortage.

“We look forward to working with the White House and Congress as the infrastructure plan moves through the legislative process."

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓVice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck appeared shortly after President Trump unveiled the proposal, and pushed for five ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓcornerstones to be included in an infrastructure Investment in an . 

The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate committees of jurisdiction are now tasked with drafting the legislative language and allocating funding for the infrastructure plan, which will require bipartisan support. 

  will continue to track and report on administration and congressional infrastructure news.