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Avella: Winning the Infrastructure Conversation Is Step 1 for the GOP
Good morning,
I want to bring to your attention the most recent column from Chairman
David Avella published for [3]Real Clear Politics.
"The voters who will decide if Republicans gain a majority in Congress and
the White House over the next two elections are more concerned that
infrastructure funding is spent efficiently, effectively, and fast than
they are with President Biden’s and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desire
to [4]reimagine the American economy.
Survey research commissioned by the Center for American Ideas in 21 key
suburban and exurban counties and cities reveals support for the Republican
approach in the ongoing infrastructure debate. These election-deciding
voters are closely following the discussions between President Biden and
Senate Republicans. With Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.) leading
negotiations, Senate Republicans have focused on funding and rebuilding
roads and bridges while also creating jobs. On the other side of the table,
President Biden and Speaker Pelosi have sought to make the meaning of
infrastructure as broad as the Atlantic Ocean.
When discussing infrastructure, Republicans should be using a message of
reasonableness and efficiency -- it is the best approach to earning the
votes of suburban and exurban voters. The key is to communicate frequently
about ideas with bipartisan support that match up with voters’ priorities.
Republicans can also win this argument by pointing out that President Biden
and congressional Democrats only seek a meager 7% of total spending on
actual infrastructure, such as construction and improvement of bridges,
highways, roads, ports, waterways, and airports. Further, Geoff Colvin,
with Fortune, points out that infrastructure investments only rise to 24%
of total spending when upgrading wastewater and drinking water systems,
expanding high-speed broadband Internet service, modernizing the electric
grid, and improving infrastructure resilience are all added to the total.
What about the remaining 76%?"
Please take a moment to read the full column [5]here, and we hope you find
it of interest!
All the best,
Jessica Curtis
Executive Director
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