WASHINGTON — The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) has sent a welcome letter to newly appointed U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigeig.
“On behalf of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED), I am writing to convey the construction equipment industry’s congratulations on your nomination to serve as secretary of transportation and express our strong desire to work with the you to put the United States on track for long-term economic growth that creates well-paying jobs and prosperity for all Americans,” AED president Brian McGuire said in the letter.
“There is no better way to create jobs and economic opportunity across the country than investing in rebuilding the United States’ crumbling infrastructure. Construction equipment distributors are plagued by the uncertainty surrounding the federal highway program. Contractors and other consumers of construction equipment will not invest in new machinery without long-term certainty.”
The letter also encouraged the Biden-Harris administration to work with the U.S. Congress to identify new revenue sources to restore the long-term fiscal stability of the federal highway system and increase investment in the nation’s roads, bridges and highways.
Buttigeig ran as a Democratic candidate for president in 2020 before ending his campaign and backing Joe Biden and is the first openly gay federal secretary in United States history.
The entire letter can be read here.
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