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AAPA Says Infrastructure Investments Will Aid Recovery, Create Jobs, Reduce Congestion "Such investments will create jobs and help construction and engineering businesses, small and large, immediately," said AAPA President/CEO Kurt Nagle. "These investments will also pay dividends in the mid- and longer-term by making the movement of goods more efficient, with less congestion and less air pollution and delivering economic prosperity throughout the country." The full text of Mr. Nagle's testimony can be seen at http://aapa.files.cms-plus.com/PDFs/TestimonyandInfrastructureSurveyResults08.pdf including a survey AAPA conducted earlier this month with its U.S. port authority members on the immediate needs for infrastructure projects that are planned, designed and permitted.
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About AAPA Founded in 1912, AAPA today represents 160 of the leading seaport authorities in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean and more than 300 sustaining and associate members, firms and individuals with an interest in seaports. As a critical link for access to the global marketplace, each year, Western Hemisphere seaports generate trillions of dollars of economic activity, support the employment of millions of people and, in 2008, imported and exported more than 7.8 billion tons of cargo, valued at $8.6 trillion, including food, clothing, medicine, fuel and building materials, as well as consumer electronics and toys. The volume of cargo shipped by water is expected to dramatically increase by 2020 and the number of passengers traveling through our seaports will continue to grow. To meet these demands, the AAPA and its members are committed to keeping seaports navigable, secure and sustainable. 
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