NACE members from all over the U.S. came to Washington, DC recently to participate in more than 50 meetings with Members of Congress and staff and to host a briefing on Capitol Hill. The three-day event was a joint effort between NACE International and ASM International with the goal of educating legislators about how consistent corrosion control practices can save the nation billions of dollars, preserve the nation’s infrastructure, and create high-wage jobs.
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson addressed attendees and emphasized the wasteful expense corrosion causes the national infrastructure. “With the annual cost of corrosion to the transportation sector at $52 billion, the effects are far too costly and dangerous for us to ignore. In addition to the costs to our infrastructure system, corrosion jeopardizes the safety of those traveling on our roads and bridges. We must build, but in doing so, we must build smartly, utilizing innovative technologies to address corrosion of our infrastructure.”
Congresswoman Johnson serves as the Senior Ranking Texan on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
