The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said its recent survey indicates widespread voter support for investment in the nation’s infrastructure and the belief that funding would benefit the economy.
The recent study found overall agreement among respondents that the U.S. transportation network is critically important to commerce, with 72 percent believing the nation should increase its current investment commitment, 73 percent favoring the federal government as lead driver in the initiative and 74 percent affirming that it would create more jobs, a chamber release said.
Equally significant, nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of those polled expressed a desire for the government to create legislation facilitating the outlay, with support among both major U.S. political parties.
“These figures echo a refrain the business community has been singing for years: investing in infrastructure is worth it,” chamber President and CEO Thomas Donohue said in the release. “America has a world-class economy with world-class businesses, and we should have world-class infrastructure to match.”
The survey of 1,996 voters was conducted with the assistance of Morning Consult in early May.
“It all comes back to economic growth,” Donohue stated. “Now that consensus is emerging around this effort, we can’t let the hard work of governing get in the way of maintaining and building the infrastructure that keeps American business booming.”
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