The fact is that I believe a National Infrastructure Bank is the essential way for our country to catch up to the enormous infrastructure deficit that we face in this country.
This is an idea whose time has not just come but is long overdue.
If we did a 10-year infrastructure revitalization program, that would revitalize this Nation's economy and American manu...
Rising economic powers around the world are investing in their future--we need to do the same before we are left behind.
We need to create new and strong incentives for investment here in the building blocks for economic competitiveness--roa...
I believe my colleague, Senator Lugar, shares that view.
As the largest shareholder in all but one of the major multilateral development banks, we are obviously deeply invested.
Going forward, it is going to be important to address questions of how nations share power within these institutions.
the World Bank increased lending from $13.5 billion in 2008 to a record $33 billion in 2009.
I would advise a cautious approach to ensure that... the support of the United States Congress... is maintained.
development is, in my judgment, the single most effective, important tool we have available to us.