Issue Position: Creating Jobs and Investing in the Future

Issue Position

We can create jobs and build a foundation for our long-term economic security by investing in infrastructure. Transportation is key for the growth of healthy business, and to that end, we need to invest in roads, bridges, rail and a modern public transportation system. We also need to invest in technology infrastructure to build our future economy. A lack of Internet and cell phone access impedes economic growth in our rural communities. We should have high-speed broadband Internet access in every corner of this country, and I will make that a top priority as Maine's next Senator.

We should also invest in renewable energy -- in solar, properly sited wind, tidal, geothermal, biodiesel and biomass -- to reduce our domestic energy costs, confront climate change and create good-paying jobs. A modern transportation system, statewide Internet access, and a focus on the technologies and jobs of the future will mean a stable economy and a higher quality of life all over the state.

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