The document discusses the need to invest in America's aging infrastructure in order to prevent significant losses to the economy and jobs. It states that investing an additional $157 billion per year through 2020 could prevent a $3.1 trillion loss in GDP, a $3,100 per year drop in household income, 1.1 trillion loss in trade, 2.4 trillion drop in consumer spending, and 3.5 million job losses. Failing to increase investments will lead to a $1.1 trillion infrastructure investment gap by 2020 and increased costs of $1.2 trillion for businesses and $611 billion for households. The document outlines the investment needs and gaps for various infrastructure sectors such as transportation, electricity, water, and urges further