06/24/2009
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"We will see a loss of 620,000 jobs between highway and transit, 500,000 of those on the highway side."
"This bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, MAP-21, will maintain current funding levels, protect existing jobs, help spur economic recovery."
"But where we can come together, we do. And this is one area we believe it is absolutely necessary for our States and the United States to be strong and competitive."
"So we now have to keep up the momentum."