July 19, 2021

The Honorable Charles E. Schumer The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Majority Leader Speaker Senate U.S. House of Representatives , DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Republican Leader Republican Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515

Majority Leader Schumer, Speaker Pelosi, Republican Leader McConnell and Republican Leader McCarthy:

The leadership of the National League of Cities (NLC), representing America’s 19,000 cities, towns and villages, calls on Congress to pass a comprehensive infrastructure package this summer that rebuilds with us at the ground level and helps to drive our nation’s economic recovery. We ask for your support to pass an infrastructure package that streamlines investment directly to the local level and eliminates inefficient bureaucratic processes and puts every dollar to use quickly and efficiently.

Infrastructure is a job worth doing, and local governments are ready to put in the work to rebuild America’s infrastructure. America’s cities, towns and villages are ready for Congress to come through with infrastructure programs that partner with local governments to get projects done. We can invest together in transportation, water, broadband and workforce training to keep America moving and create local jobs. We are asking Congress to address:

1. Transportation – Use all new transportation investments to leverage the local and regional efforts to build the modern, safe and technology-forward goals our residents are asking for.

2. Water – Provide financing, funding and flexibility to meet the nation’s growing drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure needs and address the impacts of climate change.

3. Broadband – Provide new financing and funding for broadband infrastructure, adoption and affordability that directly reaches communities of all sizes and remove state legal barriers to local broadband decision-making.

4. Workforce – Invest in skills training, including short-term occupational training and on-the-job training, that will support a local talent pipeline in building, rebuilding and maintaining our critical American infrastructure.

The National League of Cities is ready to work with Congress to rebuild and maintain America’s infrastructure from the ground up. If you have any questions or want to discuss these proposals, you may reach out to the NLC Federal Advocacy team at [email protected].

Sincerely,

National League of Cities

Kathy Maness, Carroll L. Watson Lauren Tolmachoff NLC President Mayor Councilmember Councilmember, Lexington, SC Lincoln, AL Glendale, AZ

Vince Williams Billy Pearson Wally Campbell NLC First Vice President Councilmember Councilmember Mayor, Union City, GA Lincoln, AL Goodyear, AZ

Victoria Woodards Steven L. Reed Jennifer Duff NLC Second Vice President Mayor Vice Mayor Mayor, Takoma, WA Montgomery, AL Mesa, AZ

Joe Buscaino Arkansas Municipal League David Luna NLC Immediate Past President Councilmember, District 5 Councilmember, 15th District Rick Elumbaugh Mesa, AZ Los Angeles, CA Mayor Batesville, AR Francisco Heredia Alaska Municipal League Councilmember Allen E. Scott Mesa, AZ Felix Rivera Mayor Assembly Member Bryant, AR Mila Besich Anchorage, AK Mayor Lioneld Jordan Superior, AZ Christopher Constant Mayor Assembly Vice Chair Fayetteville, AR Lauren Kuby Anchorage, AK Councilmember Frank Scott, Jr. Tempe, AZ Peter A. Williams Mayor City Manager Little Rock, AR Robin Arredondo-Savage Bethel, AK Councilmember Lee Charles Brown Jr Tempe, AZ Terrence Windham Mayor Mayor Luxora, AR Juan F. Rodriguez Aliceville, AL Mayor Sally Wilson Tolleson, AZ Jesse Matthews Mayor City Council Member Osceola, AR League of California Cities Bessemer, AL Tyler Dunegan Sergio Gonzalez Cynthia Donald Council Member City Manager Councilor President Osceola, AR Azusa, CA Bessemer, AL League of Arizona Cities and Towns Nico De Anda-Scaia Randall Woodfin Deputy City Manager Mayor Kevin Hartke Azusa, CA Birmingham, AL Mayor Chandler, AZ Emily Beach Deverick Williams Councilmember Council Member Matt Orlando Burlingame, CA Gadsden, AL City Councilmember Chandler, AZ

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Porsche Middleton Richard Montgomery Claudia Bill de la Pena Vice Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Mayor Citrus Heights, CA Manhattan Beach, CA Thousand Oaks, CA

Marta Cruz-Concepción Alan D. Wapner Lindsey Horvath Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Mayor Cloverdale, CA Ontario, CA West Hollywood, CA

Trinity Burruss Fred Strong Martha Guerrero Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember Mayor Colfax, CA Paso Robles, CA West Sacramento, CA

Timothy McGallian Bonnie Gore Thomas Stallard Mayor Supervisor, District 1 Mayor Concord, CA Placer County, CA Woodland, CA

Göran Eriksson Paul Andersen John F. Dunbar Councilmember City Manager Mayor Culver City, CA Point Arena, CA Yountville, CA

Wendy Thomas David M. Sander, Ph.D. Colorado Municipal League Board of Supervisors, District 3 City Councilmember El Dorado County, CA Rancho Cordova, CA Allison Hiltz City Councilmember, At-Large Darren Suen Krista Bernasconi Aurora, CO Councilmember Mayor Elk Grove, CA Roseville, CA Curtis E. Gardner Councilmember At-Large Richard Lozano Richard T. Jennings II Aurora, CO Council Member City Council Member Galt, CA Sacramento, CA Angela Lawson City Council Member Pamela Bulahan Jay Schenirer Aurora, CO Vice Mayor Vice Mayor Isleton, CA Sacramento, CA Caryn Johnson Councilmember Jennifer Torres-O'Callaghan Charles "Chappie" Jones Castle Rock, CO Vice Mayor Vice Mayor Lathrop, CA San Jose, CA Pauline Christensen City Councilor William E. Lauritsen Victor Aguilar, Jr. Longmont, CO City Council Member Vice Mayor Lincoln, CA San Leandro, CA John H. Fogle City Councilor Alyssa Silhi Corina Lopez Loveland, CO Mayor Councilmember Lincoln, CA San Leandro, CA Timothy Howard Trustee Jan Clark-Crets Larry Klein Superior, CO Councilmember Mayor Loomis, CA Sunnyvale, CA Connecticut Conference of Municipalities

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Aidee Nieves Ben Sorensen Valerie Mundy Council President Commissioner Engineering Consultant Bridgeport, CT Fort Lauderdale, FL Orlando, FL

Jeanette Herron Teresa Watkins Brown Rich Walker Councilmember Councilwoman Mayor Bridgeport, CT Fort Myers, FL Parkland, FL

Dominique E. Johnson April Thanos Frank C. Ortis Common Council Member-at-Large Vice Mayor Mayor Norwalk, CT Gulfport, FL Pembroke Pines, FL

Delaware League of Local Hazelle Rogers Katie Abbott Governments Mayor Councilmember Lauderdale Lakes, FL Pinecrest, FL League of Cities Lawrence Jabbow Martin Jen Ahearn-Koch Enid Weisman City Commissioner Commissioner At-Large Mayor Lauderhill, FL Sarasota, FL Aventura, FL Arlene R. Schwartz Courtney Barker Leo E. Longworth Mayor City Manager City Commissioner Margate, FL Satellite Beach, FL Bartow, FL Wayne Messam Thomas M. Barnhorn Susanne W. Nielsen Mayor Vice Mayor Commissioner, District 7 Miramar, FL Seminole, FL Belle Isle, FL Cal Rolfson Joe Kyles Fred Forbes City Council Member Mayor City Councilman, District 6 Mount Dora, FL South Bay, FL Bonita Springs, FL Ana M. Ziade Leondrae D. Camel Mike Miller Mayor-At-Large City Manager City Commissioner North Lauderdale, FL South Bay, FL Cocoa Beach, FL Jill Luke Joe Kyles Sr. Rebecca A. Tooley Mayor Mayor Mayor North Port, FL South Bay, FL Coconut Creek, FL Rusty Johnson Betty Barnard Greg Ross Mayor Vice Mayor Mayor Ocoee, FL South Bay, FL Cooper City, FL Patty Sheehan Nancy Sikes-Kline Judy Paul Commissioner, District 4 Vice Mayor Mayor Orlando, FL St. Augustine, FL Davie, FL Antonio L. Ortiz Larisa Svechin Dean J. Trantalis Commissioner - District 2 Vice Mayor Mayor Orlando, FL Sunny Isles Beach, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Mark Douglas Georgia Municipal Association Henry L. Lust Commissioner Mayor Pro-Tem / City Councilman Sunrise, FL Hardie Davis Jr Powder Springs, GA Mayor John E. Dailey Augusta, GA Van R. Johnson, II Mayor Mayor Tallahassee, FL Toyia Tucker Savannah, GA Councilwoman Christy Fox Columbus, GA Carmalitha L. Gumbs City Commissioner Councilwoman West Palm Beach, FL Patricia M. Garrett South Fulton, GA Mayor Gary Resnick Decatur, GA Gertrude Naeema Gilyard City Commissioner Council Member, District 4 Wilton Manors, FL Joseph Geierman South Fulton, GA Mayor Carolyn Cooper Doraville, GA Radiant Cordero Vice Mayor City Councilmember Winter Park, FL Deana Holiday Ingraham , HI Mayor Fred Forbes East Point, GA Brandon Elefante City Councilman, District 6 Councilmember Bonita Springs, FL Nanette Saucier Honolulu, HI Councilmember Ward C at Large Steven B. Grant East Point, GA Iowa League of Cities Mayor Boynton Beach, FL Hattie Portis-Jones Robert E. Hill Councilmember City Council Joy Cooper Fairburn, GA Independence, IA Mayor Hallandale Beach, FL Elizabeth Carr-Hurst Quentin Hart Mayor Mayor Regina I. Hill Fairburn, GA Waterloo, IA City Commissioner Orlando, FL Sparkle K. Adams Illinois Municipal League Executive Director Bakari F. Burns Forest Park, GA Gilbert Villegas District 6 Commissioner Alderman Orlando, FL Richard Lassiter Jr Chicago, IL Councilman Carol M. McCormack Garden City, GA Rodney S. Craig Mayor Mayor Palm Shores, FL Jim Thornton Hanover Park, IL Mayor Geoffrey R. Jacobs LaGrange, GA William D. McLeod Mayor Mayor Pembroke Park, FL Jean Bordeaux Hoffman Estates, IL Mayor Pro Tem Anna Hochkammer Pine Lake, GA Donald Meeks Councilmember Trustee Pinecrest, FL Matteson, IL

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Bonnie Kahn Ognisanti Michael P. Cahill Michigan Municipal League Supervisor Mayor Niles Township, IL Beverly, MA Duane Haskins Mayor Peggy Tolleson Maryland Municipal League Burton, MI Trustee Niles Township, IL Sharon Green Middleton B. Sue Osborn Vice President, City Council Mayor John D. Noak Baltimore, MD Fenton, MI Mayor Romeoville, IL Timothy J. Adams Patricia Lockwood Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Jason Ashmore Bowie, MD Fenton, MI Mayor Sesser, IL Patrick Wojahn Melanie C. Piana Mayor Mayor Accelerate Indiana Municipalities College Park, MD Ferndale, MI

League of Kansas Municipalities Laurie-Anne Sayles Jason Hoskins Council Vice President Councilman Brad Finkeldei Gaithersburg, MD Southfield, MI Mayor Lawrence, KS Colin Byrd League of Cities Mayor David Neal Greenbelt, MD Daniel S. Kealey City Council Member City Councilman Merriam, KS Emmett V. Jordan Burnsville, MN Mayor Pro Tem Sollie Flora Greenbelt, MD Najwa Massad City Councilmember Mayor Mission, KS Judith F. Davis Mankato, MN Council Member Kenneth Dean Davis Greenbelt, MD Deborah Calvert City Council-member - Ward IV City Councilmember At Large Mission, KS Muir W. Boda Minnetonka, MN Vice-President Jan Faidley Salisbury, MD Jake Benson Council Member City Councilor Roeland Park, KS Eugene W. Grant Proctor, MN Mayor Kentucky League of Cities Seat Pleasant, MD Kim Norton Mayor Municipal Association Jarrett K. Smith Rochester, MN Councilmember, Ward 5 Adrian Perkins Takoma Park, MD Patrick Keane Mayor Council Member, Ward 1 Shreveport, LA Maine Municipal Association Rochester, MN

Massachusetts Municipal Association Pious Ali William H. Droste City Councilor, City-At-Large Mayor Portland, ME Rosemount, MN

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Melvin Carter Cyndy Andrus Robert V. Wheeler Mayor Mayor Mayor Saint Paul, MN Bozeman, MT Creedmoor, NC

Jake Spano Bob Kelly Georgana Kicinski Mayor Mayor Commissioner, South Granville Water St. Louis Park, MN Great Falls, MT and Sewer Authority Creedmoor, NC Missouri Municipal League Ashleigh Byers Finance Officer Bettie J. Parker Tina Good Sunburst, MT Mayor City Clerk Elizabeth City, NC Clarksdale, MO North Carolina League of Municipalities Mitch Colvin Ian Thomas Mayor City Council Member, Ward 4 Gerald R. Michael Fayetteville, NC Columbia, MO Mayor Albemarle, NC Tonya D. McDaniel Grant J. Mabie Commissioner Mayor Jacques K. Gilbert Forsyth County, NC Crestwood, MO Mayor Apex, NC Michelle Sledge Ryana Parks-Shaw Mayor Councilwoman Ricky Credle Hassell, NC Kansas City, MO Mayor Belhaven, NC Harry Baughn Heather Hall Mayor Councilmember Gloristine Brown Hayesville, NC Kansas City, MO Mayor Bethel, NC Patrick Taylor Mary Jane White Mayor Mayor Hutch Jones Highlands, NC New London, MO Mayor Beulaville, NC Brian H. Jackson Bryant DeLong Councilman Mayor Ian Baltutis Jacksonville, NC North Kansas City, MO Mayor Burlington, NC Dontario D. Hardy Mississippi Municipal League Mayor Kimberly Nelson Kinston, NC Chokwe Antar Lumumba At Large Charlotte Regional Visitors Mayor Authority Don Hardy Jackson, MS Charlotte, NC Mayor Kinston, NC Wilma Scott Les Morrow HR Director Retired Councilman Stephen R. Little Jackson, MS Claremont, NC Mayor Marion, NC Montana League of Cities and Towns JC McKenzie Council Member Bobby Kilgore Concord, NC Mayor Monroe, NC

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TJ Cawley Lynda H. Sossamon New Hampshire Municipal Association Mayor Mayor Morrisville, NC Sylva, NC New Jersey State League of Municipalities Jameesha Semaj Harris Chrelle Booker Alderwoman Mayor Pro Tempore Janice Kovach New Bern, NC Tryon, NC Mayor Clinton, NJ Jacqueline Sergent William Harold Pitt Mayor Council Member Marvin Schuldiner Oxford, NC Washington, NC Deputy Mayor Montgomery Township, NJ Jerry M. McCrary Tracy Rodes Mayor Mayor Gill M. Sorg Parmele, NC Webster, NC Councilor Las Cruces, NM John Edwards Terry L. Mann Mayor Mayor Johana Bencomo Pineville, NC Whiteville, NC City Councilor Las Cruces, NM Vershumn “Shawn” Hawkins Joyce Whichard-Brown Mayor Mayor Yvonne Flores Plymouth, NC Williamston, NC City Councilor Las Cruces, NM Alvin L. Jones Derrick D. Creech Commissioner City Councilman Brent Jaramillo Princeville, NC Wilson, NC Councilor Questa, NM Bobbie D. Jones Denise D. Adams Mayor Mayor Pro Tempore Nevada League of Cities and Princeville, NC Winston-Salem, NC Municipalities

Jay Donecker Alvin W. Foster Kiernan J. McManus Mayor Mayor Mayor Reidsville, NC Yanceyville, NC Boulder City, NV

Tina M. Brown Robert S. Mayheny Lori Bagwell Mayor Mayor Mayor Robersonville, NC Zebulon, NC Carson City, NV

Marlon Lee Dr. Angelia Washington Reece Keener Councilman Councilmember Mayor Smithfield, NC Jacksonville, NC Elko, NV

Sona L. Cooper North Dakota League of Cities Greg Reed Alderwoman District Manager Spring Lake, NC League of Nebraska Municipalities Ranchos General Improvement District Casey Dover Josh Moenning Gardnerville, NV Mayor Mayor Stem, NC Norfolk, NE

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Kristopher Dahir Stan Koci Jacob F. Boone City Councilman Mayor Assistant City Manager Sparks, NV Bedford, OH Cottage Grove, OR

Donald Abbott Shannon Hardin Timothy Rippe City Council - Ward 1 Council President Councilor Sparks, NV Columbus, OH Forest Grove, OR

Dian Vanderwell Tom Homan Peter Truax Council Member Ward 2 City Manager Mayor Sparks, NV Delaware, OH Forest Grove, OR

Ed Lawson Cory D. Hoffman Judy Riggs Mayor 3rd Ward Councilman City Councilor Sparks, NV Delaware, OH Garibaldi, OR

Charlene Bybee Bruce Duke Roy N. Barron City Councilwoman & Mayor Pro Councilmember City Councilor Tempore Kettering, OH Hermiston, OR Sparks, NV Jane Goodman Leota R. Childress Daniel Corona Councilwoman City Council President Mayor South Euclid, OH Molalla, OR West Wendover, NV Theresa Morris CM Hall John J. Garry Councilwoman-District 6 Council President Mayor Toledo, OH Newport, OR Yerington, NV Tito Brown Ryan M. Parker State Conference of Mayors Mayor City Council Member and Urban and Municipal Officials Youngstown, OH Renewal Agency President Newport, OR Willie J. Lightfoot Oklahoma Municipal League Inc. City Council Vice President Nancy Connolly Rochester, NY Scott Eudey Council President City Councilor Sisters, OR Patrick Madden Broken Arrow, OK Mayor John Goodhouse Troy, NY Breea Clark Councilor Mayor Tigard, OR Ohio Municipal League Norman, OK Rod Cross Tara Mosley Samples Mayor Councilmember Mayor Toledo, OR Akron, OH , OK Susan D. Woodruff Sandy Spinks Adam Graham City Counselor City Council Vice-Mayor Waldport, OR Bedford, OH The Village, OK Jules Walters League of Oregon Cities Mayor West Linn, OR

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Rick Olmsted Steve Benjamin Dr. Barbara Odom-Wesley Mayor Mayor City Council Member-at-Large Donald, OR Columbia, SC Arlington, TX

Pennsylvania Municipal League Tameika Isaac Devine Dr. Victoria Farrar-Myers Mayor Pro Tem Mayor Pro Tempore Matt Pacifico Columbia, SC Arlington, TX Mayor Altoona, PA Rhonda J. Jerome Tartisha Hill Councilmember Former Councilwoman Sal Panto Jr. North Charleston, SC Balch Springs, TX Mayor Easton, PA South Dakota Municipal League Bill Heidemann Mayor Valerie Cooper Tennessee Municipal League Corinth, TX Council Member Norristown, PA Mike Palazzolo Adam McGough Mayor Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Derek Green Germantown, TN Dallas, TX Councilmember Philadelphia, PA Indya Kincannon Nicole Raphiel Mayor Councilmember, Place 3 Brian J. O’Neill Knoxville, TN DeSoto, TX Councilmember Philadelphia, PA Jason Cole John J. Lopez Mayor City Council Member, District 4 Theresa Dale Lafer La Vergne, TN Grand Prairie, TX Council Member State College, PA Warren L. Gooch Chris B. Brown Mayor Controller Peter Marshall Oak Ridge, TN Houston, TX Councilmember State College, PA Kelly S. Callison Gregory Dickens Councilman Executive Director of Public Works Katherine Yeaple Oak Ridge, TN Hurst, TX Councilwoman State College, PA Ellen Smith J. Oscar Ward Councilmember City Council-District 5 Gabriel Hernandez Rodriguez, MPA Oak Ridge, TN Irving, TX Mayor Camuy City, PR Texas Municipal League Mary Dennis Mayor Municipal Association of South Jim R. Ross Live Oak, TX Carolina Mayor Arlington, TX Rick Grady Alfred Mae Drakeford Council Member Mayor Raul H. Gonzalez Plano, TX Camden, SC Council Member - District 2 Arlington, TX John B. Muns Tabatha M. Strother Mayor Councilwoman Plano, TX Chester, SC

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Ana E. Sandoval Ellen L. Burton Clyde Hill District 7 Councilwoman Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember San Antonio, TX Camas, WA SeaTac, WA

Michael S. Stelly Shannon Lee Roberts Doris Fujioka McConnell Director of City Services Councilmember Councilmember West Orange, TX Camas, WA Shoreline, WA

Mark R. Shepherd Amy Ockerlander Betsy Robertson Mayor Mayor Councilmember Clearfield City, UT Duvall, WA Shoreline, WA

Laura Dent David Baker Stefany Smith Council Member Mayor Mayor Harrisonburg, VA Kenmore, WA Springdale, WA

Steven A. Benham, Sr. Cynthia R. Pratt Allan Ekberg Chief Executive Officer, Public Housing Deputy Mayor Mayor Agency Lacey, WA Tukwila, WA Hopewell, VA Andy Ryder Kate Kruller Sherri Neil Mayor City Council President Intergovernmental Affairs Manager Lacey, WA Tukwila, WA Portsmouth, VA Jerry Phillips Anne McEnerny-Ogle Kwasi Fraser Mayor Mayor Mayor Long Beach, WA Vancouver, WA Purcellville, VA Robert A. Champion Laurie Lebowsky, AICP Andreas Addison Council Vice President City Councilmember First District City Council Mukilteo, WA Vancouver, WA Richmond, VA Jennifer Gregerson Ty Stober Bob Cowell Mayor Councilmember City Manager Mukilteo, WA Vancouver, WA Roanoke, VA Don Stose Randy Hinchliffe Sean Polster Mayor City Administrator Vice Mayor Ridgefield, WA Waitsburg, WA Warrenton, VA Rob Aichele League of Municipalities Vermont League of Cities and Towns City Councilor Ridgefield, WA Dan Devine Association of Washington Cities Mayor Ron Onslow West Allis, WI Barbara Tolbert Councilperson Mayor Ridgefield, WA West Virginia Municipal League Arlington, WA Peter Kwon Steve Williams Janice Zahn Deputy Mayor Mayor Councilmember SeaTac, WA Huntington, WV Bellevue, WA

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DeeAnn Pulliam Assistant City Manager Weirton, WV

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