Whereas the term infrastructure generally refers to long-lived, capital-intensive systems and facilities, such as freight and passenger highways, aviation, railroads, water resources development, and telecommunications systems and facilities; Whereas according to business, labor, and local-elected officials, to address the backlog of unmet capital investment needs, our current needs, and to prepare the Nation’s roads, bridges, and transit systems for increased usage in the decades ahead, we must increase infrastructure investment by $2 trillion by 2025; Whereas every $1 invested in infrastructure generates $3.70 in economic growth; Whereas Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor is the busiest rail line in North America, with approximately 2,200 Amtrak, commuter, and freight trains operating in the Corridor daily; Whereas without infrastructure investment, 30 percent of rail miles in primary corridors will be operating above capacity by 2035, causing severe congestion that will affect every region of the United States and potentially shift freight to the Nation’s already heavily congested highway system; Whereas highway congestion adds nearly $75 billion to the cost of freight transportation annually; Whereas the cost of bringing the Nation’s rail transit and bus systems into a state of good repair is estimated at $90 billion; Whereas 44 percent of major roadways are in poor or mediocre condition, costing the average driver $533 each year in repairs; Whereas according to its most recent Clean Watersheds Needs Survey, the Environmental Protection Agency reports that the total capital cost of meeting the Nation’s wastewater and stormwater treatment needs over the next 25 years is $271 billion; Whereas over $200 billion in economic activity can be generated by closing the water infrastructure gap; Whereas United States airports support more than 9.6 million jobs; Whereas United States airports have an estimated $100 billion in infrastructure investment need through 2021 to accommodate passenger and cargo growth