Pres-Elect Barack Obama Pledges Massive Public Works Program. On Meet The Press (MTP).

CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday he's asked his economic team for a recovery plan that saves or creates more than 2 million jobs, makes public buildings more energy-efficient and invests in the country's roads and schools.

"We won't just throw money at the problem," Obama said in his weekly radio address and Internet video. "We'll measure progress by the reforms we make and the results we achieve _ by the jobs we create, by the energy we save, by whether America is more competitive in the world."

Obama's remarks come after the Labor Department announced Friday that employers cut 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years.

Obama said his plan would put millions of people to work by "making the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the federal highway system in the 1950s." He also wants to install energy-saving light bulbs and replace old heating systems in federal buildings to cut costs and create jobs.

School buildings would get an upgrade, too. "Because to help our children compete in a 21st century economy, we need to send them to 21st century schools," Obama said.

As a part of the plan, Obama said he wants to expand Internet access in communities. Hospitals also should be connected to each other online.

"Here, in the country that invented the Internet, every child should have the chance to get online," he said.

Obama said he would announce other details of the economic recovery plan in the coming weeks. He said he'd work with Congress to pass the initiative when lawmakers reconvene in January.

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[sadieaugust]

Part II

The process of EXILE should be done on all departed Illegals. Their American born children can go with them too. Who cares! They can get their citizenship in the country that their parents should have been in when they were born.

It's as simple as that. Please do it and save our tax dollars.

Google EXCILE and you'll agree with Sadieaugust.

[sadieaugust]

Obama is just trying to scare the American people into a socialist government. What comes after a socialist government? A Communist government. Are you free loading Americans ready to sell out a free country for a $500 check?

Besides, who will most likely get all the millions of construction jobs created by the bailout? The hispanic illegals and we will be leaving our children and their children's children with the bill. Do you want the US to continue supporting illegals?

[icohen23]

A public works project that focuses on a future of high-tech jobs? How could one argue with that, particularly when the initial phases are grounded in work projects that will create immediate jobs?

If the concern is that the government is supporting businesses that wouldn't fly in a free market, remember that every country that has made major shifts in their energy policies (and benefited economically from doing so) were able to do so because of some form of government incentive.

[relaxedmoody]

change the light-bulbs in order to fix the economy...?what...? where are the major fast trains projects to connect major American cities, where are the vast investments in research and technologies,...,?

[WorldNewsFast]

Dear Presidents: plz declare state of emergency and transfer power

the patient is too sick to wait another month. to save the economy and civilization, otherwise the blow will be to severe and not so easy to fix. by the way every solution is like watering the tree's leaves and branches

instead of the root or people. germany, france are paying the

people in euros so we need to continue with that

if people have money you don't need to bailout or create jobs. it happens automatically

[EncompassedRunner]

Trust Obama w/infrastructure?..INFRASTRUCT­URE !...NO! Dubai ports deal scary? That was small time! No wonder Global Infrastructure Partners' Adebayo Ogunlesi was major Obama bundler, & that Muslim Keith Ellison is National Infrastructure Bank Act sponsor in House w/dhimmis Dodd & Hagel in Senate w/Obama cosponsor. Economic/infrastructure jihad was modeled by Muhammad as early jihad stage against greater power...could be coincidence, but jihadists are following Sunnah to a "T," so doubt it.