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Infrastructure, Again

By | 10.11.10 | 1:08 pm

This morning, President Obama held a meeting at the White House to press, again, for infrastructure investment. The time is right for massive infrastructure spending, the president said, because of the high rates of unemployment in construction and overwhelming need for the country to update its roads, railways, highways and More…

Grassley: Iowa Is ‘Fortunate’ To Be Getting Stimulus Funds That I Voted Against

By | 04.07.09 | 12:46 pm

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said today that Iowa has “been fortunate” that emergency funding for highways is soon to arrive, while additional funds for teachers and low-income health programs will likewise prevent imminent job losses within the state. He forgot to mention that voted against the stimulus package that will More…