Aired on September 13, 2026

• Road Improvements, Affordable Housing, Mass Transit

Imagine a future where your community can actually seek funding from a National Infrastructure Bank that will provide technical assistance as well as low interest rate loans that address the needs of your town, city, or county. The Coalition for a National Infrastructure Bank seeks to charter such a bank through Congressional House Resolution 5356. Mayor Lacey Beaty of Beaverton, Oregon and Mayor John Ewing, Jr. of Omaha, Nebraska discuss the vital importance of chartering this new bank, why they were champions of a resolution pushing for the creation of a National Infrastructure Bank at the US Conference of Mayors, and how a such a bank will make a difference in communities across America. Listen in and meet our guests:

Lacey Beaty is an American politician, combat veteran, and the current mayor of Beaverton, Oregon. She took office in 2021 as the first female and youngest mayor in Beaverton history, after serving six years as city councilor. Before entering politics, Beaty served five years of active duty in the 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army as a radiology specialist and combat medic during the Iraq War. She has also worked in public health, overseeing school-based health centers. Beaty has identified the homelessness crisis and the welfare of veterans as priority issues for her administration.

John Ewing Jr. is an American politician, minister, and former police officer who has served as the 52nd Mayor of Omaha Nebraska, since 2025. Prior to his election as mayor, Ewing served for twenty-five years in the Omaha Police Department until his retirement as a deputy police chief. As a proud native of North Omaha, Mayor Ewing knows firsthand the life-changing impact of affordable housing. When he was 15 his parents bought the family’s first home that shaped his perspective forever. He is the proud husband to Dr. Viv Ewing, a devoted father, and a grandfather. Ewing is the first African American to be elected mayor of Omaha.

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