Mayors Say They Want 'Build-Out,' Not Bailout

Big city mayors visited Capitol Hill Monday to urge congressional leaders to pass a Main Street Recovery plan funding "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects during the first 100 days of President-elect Barack Obama's administration. According to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, there are 11,391 infrastructure projects ready to go in 427 cities across the United States. The conference estimates that these projects represent an infrastructure investment of $73 billion that would be capable of...Full Story