[VIDEO] 2017 Budget Proposal Offers Good Starting Point for Infrastructure Investment, says AEM President

According to Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), President Obama’s 2017 budget proposal lays the groundwork for discussion on future infrastructure investment.

Feb 15, 2016

According to Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), President Obama’s 2017 budget proposal lays the groundwork for discussion on future infrastructure investment.

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