Jon Tester actually said...

"A fair amount of this money is going into regions typically because unemployment rates are higher there than in other areas."

"But we do need aggressive oversight to make sure that these projects, with only rock solid merit, are getting the taxpayer money."

"Is there anything in the bill that would require moneys that go to an area where unemployment is high, to actually be spent on people who live in that area that do not have jobs?"

"If we are plugging money into doing important work, important infrastructure work--it is not to make work, it is work that needs to be done and should be done."