Infrastructure, State Aid Mark Obama Recovery Package
An $825 billion economic recovery program that creates and saves 3 million to 4 million jobs, extends vitally needed help to unemployed workers and provides to states—facing their severest budget shortfalls in decades—tax relief for working families and other measures is making its way through Congress. The plan, says AFSCME President Gerald McEntee
will protect and create jobs and help states and cities cope with the strain on their budgets. The bill sends a clear message of support for the vital public services—such as health care, education and law enforcement—Americans rely on during an economic crisis.
