Ed Rendell: “We will not come up with the money for a project like this without private sector involvement.”

The country has 66,000 structurally deficient bridges, one of which was regrettably in Minnesota.

You all know the impact of infrastructure spending. DOT and other experts estimate that for every billion dollars of infrastructure spending, 25,000 well-paying jobs are created.

This is not wasted money. Infrastructure is one of those things that gives us a future.

This is not a mid-year election. This is the equivalent of a presidential election.