President Biden Highlights Infrastructure Bill During State Of The Union Address

During President Biden’s State of the Union address, one of the many subjects highlighted was the recent bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a historical $1.2 trillion infrastructure package signed by the President this past year. “We’ll create good jobs for millions of Americans, modernizing roads, airports, ports, and waterways all across America,” Biden said during the State of the Union. “4,000 projects have already been announced. And tonight, I’m announcing that this year we will start fixing over 65,000 miles of highway and 1,500 bridges in disrepair.”

The RV Industry Association’s Government Affairs team worked closely with the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, Congress, and the Biden Administration to advance key RV industry priorities in the new law. The government affairs team looks forward to continuing to work with the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable and key federal agencies to continue to address supply chain issues and to implement these critical infrastructure programs that the RV and outdoor recreation industries are reliant on for safe and adequate access to our nation’s most iconic outdoor destinations.

 “While fixing our roads and bridges on and around our nation’s iconic parks, forests, and gateway communities is a good economic investment for our country generally, these investments will also go a long way to improve the RV consumer experience and increase access to the great outdoors for all Americans,” said RV Industry Association Director of Government Affairs Chris Bornemann. “This essential funding will also help deploy critical EV technologies and ensure that current and future RVers are able to travel on safe and adequate roads to access unparalleled outdoor experiences for generations to come.”

View details of the key funding and policy priorities included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act here.