A group of seven associations and labor groups will host a 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum focused on infrastructure Feb. 1-3 at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.
The purpose of the forum is to give candidates an opportunity to address infrastructure challenges and to present their infrastructure plans.
“Deteriorating infrastructure is not only impeding our ability to compete in a thriving economy, but it is also holding back advances to prepare us for the future,” Tom Smith, American Society of Civil Engineers executive director, said. “In addition, each American family is losing $3,400 in disposable income each year – more than $9 a day – due to poor infrastructure. Modernizing our infrastructure is one of the only areas today where there is bipartisan agreement, and Americans want to hear from the candidates on their ideas to improve our roads and bridges, drinking and wastewater systems, electric grid and more. I look forward to a thoughtful discussion on where we go from here.”
The forum also is hosted by the American Public Transportation Association, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the International Union of Operating Engineers, the Transportation Workers Union, and the Value of Water Campaign.