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2019<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0852c9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"19678\" data-id=\"0852c9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8c6739\" data-eae-slider=\"12583\" data-id=\"d8c6739\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11500695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11500695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Among multiple 2019 initiatives mentioned during his Tuesday night State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump spoke of his desire to work with Congress to develop bipartisan legislation to \u201cdeliver new and important infrastructure investment.\u201d Emphasizing the critical nature of these improvements, the President added, \u201cthis is not an option. This is a necessity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00a0\u201cBoth parties should be able to unite for a great rebuilding of America\u2019s crumbling infrastructure. I know that the Congress is eager to pass an infrastructure bill \u2014 and I am eager to work with you on legislation to deliver new and important infrastructure investment, including investments in the cutting edge industries of the future. This is not an option. This is a necessity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>NARC strongly agrees that improvements to America\u2019s infrastructure must be treated as a necessity rather than an option. Regions across the country critically need a wide range of improvements to infrastructure systems including transportation, water, energy, broadband, and public safety.<\/p>\n\n<p>NARC looks forward to working with the Administration and Congress to develop a bipartisan infrastructure package in 2019.<\/p>\n\n<p>Full text of the President\u2019s remarks can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/state-of-the-union-2019-full-text-of-trumps-address-as-prepared-for-delivery-today-2019-02-05-live-stream\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on facebook Share on email Among multiple 2019 initiatives mentioned during his Tuesday night State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump spoke of his desire to work with Congress to develop bipartisan legislation to \u201cdeliver new and important infrastructure investment.\u201d Emphasizing the critical nature of these improvements, &#8230; <a title=\"2019 State of the Union Address: NARC Supports Call for Infrastructure Development\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/narc.org\/2019\/02\/06\/2019-state-of-the-union-address-narc-supports-call-for-infrastructure-development\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":66790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-66789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-congress","tag-author"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2019 State of the Union Address: NARC Supports Call for Infrastructure Development - National Association of Regional Councils<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/narc.org\/2019\/02\/06\/2019-state-of-the-union-address-narc-supports-call-for-infrastructure-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2019 State of the Union Address: NARC Supports Call for Infrastructure Development - National Association of Regional Councils\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on facebook Share on email Among multiple 2019 initiatives mentioned during his Tuesday night State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump spoke of his desire to work with Congress to develop bipartisan legislation to \u201cdeliver new and important infrastructure investment.\u201d Emphasizing the critical nature of these improvements, ... 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