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House Dems Propose $50 Billion for Jobs-Boosting Projects
10 hours ago ago from American Conservative Daily
House Democratic leaders are proposing almost $50 billion in spending on highways, housing, school repairs and other projects as part of a year-end plan to create jobs.
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Faye Anderson: Obama's Modest Jobs Proposal
16 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
President Barack Obama unveiled his jobs package last week. Obama hopes that a stimulus do-over will accelerate job creation and reduce unemployment. Obama's jobs proposal includes more of the same: more money to the states for fiscal stabilization, more weatherization initiatives , more infrastructure spending. But simply sending more money to the states and hoping for a better ROI than the stimulus package would be insane. States and ...
Related contentHouse Democrats Propose $50 Billion For Jobs-Boosting Projects
5 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
WASHINGTON Responding to calls among rank-and-file Democrats for more infrastructure spending, House leaders Tuesday unveiled a plan to add almost $50 billion in spending on highways, housing and school repair as part of a year-end plan to create jobs. The measure is aimed at keeping the fragile economic recovery on track with money for teachers, the unemployed and small businesses. A vote is planned for Wednesday. The Senate, however, ...
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4 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
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10 hours ago ago from CNN Money
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15 hours ago ago from U.S. News
Poll: Action on climate will heat up economy, jobs WASHINGTON (AP) -- More Americans believe steps taken to reduce global warming pollution will help the U.S. economy than say such measures will hurt it. It's a sign the public is showing more faith in President Barack Obama's economic arguments for limiting heat-trapping gases than in Republican claims that the actions would kill jobs. In an Associated Press-Stanford University poll, 40 ...
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