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October 12, 2010

Obama Touts $50B Infrastructure Plan
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President Obama hosted a bipartisan group of mayors and governors at the
White House Monday to promote his $50 billion infrastructure initiative.
Obama urged lawmakers to approve his proposal to modernize the nation’s
roads and railways.

President Obama: "Over the next six years, we will rebuild 150,000 miles
of our roads—enough to circle the world six times. We will lay and
maintain 4,000 miles of our railways—enough to stretch from coast
to coast. And we will restore 150 miles of runways and advance a next
generation air-traffic control system that reduces delays for the
American people."



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