Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. | columbiasc.net
Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. | columbiasc.net
A recent gathering of nonpartisan Republican, Democrat and Independent mayors announced their support for the nation's bipartisan infrastructure deal at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.
A total of 369 signatures - one from every mayor in all 50 states - were added to a letter sent to U.S. lawmakers urging them to pass the bipartisan bill.
The package is the largest long-term investment in the country’s infrastructure in over 100 years, totaling over $1.2 trillion over the next eight years.
“We are calling on Congress to improve our nation’s infrastructure - & create jobs - through the #BipartisanInfrastructureFramework I am joined by 369 Mayors from all 50 states to urge the passing of this legislation, as detailed here: http://tinyurl.com/djphshsb,” tweeted Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the original nonpartisan organization for cities with 30,000 residents or more represented by a mayor or other elected head officials. It was founded during the Great Depression by President Herbert Hoover, and is considered one of the Big Seven of organizations that help to represent the local as well as state governments.
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