We all know that both business and labor were both very supportive of more infrastructure spending and investments in research and innovation. Well the Presidents of AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have released a joint statement in support of many of the things Obama said in the SOTU.
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Here is their joint statement:
Donohue and Trumka Issue Joint Statement on SOTU
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued the following joint statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address:
"America’s working families and business community stand united in applauding President Obama’s call to create jobs and grow our economy through investment in our nation’s infrastructure.
"Whether it is building roads, bridges, high-speed broadband, energy systems and schools, these projects not only create jobs and demand for businesses, they are an investment in building the modern infrastructure our country needs to compete in a global economy.
"With the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO standing together to support job creation, we hope that Democrats and Republicans in Congress will also join together to build America’s infrastructure."
There has been much talk of Labor and Business joining forces to prevent Republicans from gutting infrastructure spending in the budget. With Obama's call for MORE spending on infrastructure which will include an infrastructure bank, it appears that both entities will push hard on getting this done. Labor will push Democrats and the Chamber will push the Republicans.
Perhaps pigs can fly...