After speeches in Pennsylvania, including this one before 18,000 or so in Philly, back at the White House Monday morning President Obama renewed his call for a $50 billion infrastructure investment to stimulate employment now and the economy of the future. The 'roads, railroads and runways' proposal is more than fixing badly neglected infrastructure, but investing in "a smart system of infrastructure equal to the needs of the 21st century," the President said.
After outlining its benefits and how it will be paid for, President Obama concluded: "So there is no reason why we can’t do this. There is no reason why the world’s best infrastructure should lie beyond our borders. This is America. We’ve always had the best infrastructure. This is work that needs to be done. There are workers who are ready to do it. All we need is the political will. This is a season for choices, and this is the choice: between decline and prosperity, and between the past and the future."
After outlining its benefits and how it will be paid for, President Obama concluded: "So there is no reason why we can’t do this. There is no reason why the world’s best infrastructure should lie beyond our borders. This is America. We’ve always had the best infrastructure. This is work that needs to be done. There are workers who are ready to do it. All we need is the political will. This is a season for choices, and this is the choice: between decline and prosperity, and between the past and the future."
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