***IN CASE YOU MISSED IT***
Building America’s Future on “Meet the Press”
Discuss Infrastructure Investment, Economy, Highway Reauthorization Act
Washington, DC –Today, Building America’s Future’s co‐chairs ‐ Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA), Governor Ed Rendell (PA) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg (NYC) ‐ appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press with David Gregory where they discussed infrastructure, the economy and other news of the day. To view the show, please visit: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/29823624#29823624
Washington Note: Rendell, Schwarzenegger and Bloomberg on Target in "Deep Infrastructure" Campaign http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2009/03/rendell_schwarz/
“For a generation, infrastructure has been the unwanted stepchild of American politics, neglected alike by conservatives determined to cut back on public investment and liberals focused on expanding the safety net. But even before the economy collapsed, there was growing recognition of the need not only to fund long‐deferred maintenance of America's crumbling roads, bridges and water lines, but also to invest in transforming America's infrastructure to make it smart, by incorporating computer technology, and green, by facilitating a shift to low‐carbon energy sources… Much of the credit for raising public awareness of this issue goes to Governors Ed Rendell, Arnold Schwarzenegger and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and their new coalition, Building America's Future.” – Michael Lind, New America Foundation/Economic Growth Program policy director