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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

Are any of the stimulus funds used for ongoing construction projects?

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

It is what this Nation needs. It is what Florida has been fortunate to have.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

You have to have somebody on the ground who does that and somebody who is a professional in doing that.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

the vast majority of that life-cycle cost increase was because of assumptions that were too aggressive and lack of reality in the funding profile.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

So, when you use the term 'shovel-ready,' you're talking about the projects you've just described.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

Now, after the stimulus bill money is over, which is in a couple of years, what happens to those jobs?

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

All right. Now, are the projects that are going to be funded first with the stimulus bill money, is this addressing the high-risk and the most cost-effective projects?

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

Congress went along with that, on the condition that when Rocky Flats was finished, the savings would be applied to accelerate cleanup at other sites.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

Back on the jobs, do you have an estimate of the new jobs that are created by the stimulus bill, how many are going to be Federal and how many in the private sector?

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

I'm going to slip out to another appointment.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Apr 21, 2009

Can you share with us how you determined what the cleanup level would be?

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Apr 21, 2009

We are beginning the difficult work of reducing our dependence on foreign oil.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Apr 21, 2009

I encourage all citizens to help protect our environment and contribute to a healthy, sustainable world.

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