WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On behalf of the over 2 million skilled craft professionals that comprise America's Building Trades Unions, I today commend President Barack Obama for proposing to make substantive investments in America's infrastructure as a means to achieve sustained economic growth, job creation, and increased global competitiveness for American industry.

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The President's call to renew and expand our national infrastructure investments embodies a succinct long-term vision for the future of the American economy.  In a time of economic weakness, public investments in our nation's infrastructure can provide short-term economic vigor, while building a foundation to better increase our economy's productive capacity in the long run.

The issue of infrastructure investments has historically been a bi-partisan issue that attracted support from both conservatives and liberals.  America's Building Trades Unions stand ready and willing to engage lawmakers of all political persuasions to fashion together a workable solution to repair and re-build America in order to achieve sustained prosperity for all Americans in the 21st century.

The sooner we make the needed investments in our infrastructure, the sooner our economy will begin reaping the rewards.

The Building and Construction Trades Department is an alliance of 13 national and international unions that collectively represent over 2 million skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada

SOURCE Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO

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