Oddball
Unobtanium Member
Ame®icano;2035009 said:When nobody was watching?
I am not sure, I think along with the last defense bill.
Edit: Here it is. House approves $155 billion jobs bill
From the link:
MONEY FOR CONSTRUCTION, SCHOOLS
The bill would provide $48.3 billion for infrastructure projects that promise to get workers back on job sites by April. Highway construction projects would get $27.5 billion, while subway, bus and other transit systems would get $8.4 billion.
As in the earlier stimulus bill, steel and other products used in these projects would have to come from the United States.
The bill would also help cash-strapped state and local governments avoid layoffs of public employees.
States would get $23 billion to pay 250,000 teacher salaries and repair school buildings, and $1.2 billion to pay for 5,500 police officers.
States would also get $23.5 billion to help pay their share of federal healthcare programs for the poor.
So, in the end, it's not a "jobs" bill per se, but just another bailout of state overspending.