As reported by the Regional Plan Association - which covers New York, New Jersey and Connecticut - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi recently hit the nail on the head regarding a key challenge facing efforts to renew and rebuild our Nation’s infrastructure.

Pelosi warned, however, that public education needed to be a critical component of an increased commitment to infrastructure, because few Americans today understand the need or the urgency. Even just a few hours after the Minnesota bridge collapse, a poll revealed that Americans did not support a five-cent increase in taxes on gasoline to improve infrastructure. "Unless we have the drumbeat for change, we can't make the change we want."

The Chamber's Let’s Rebuild America initiative is working hard to be that drumbeat.