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What Does Illinois Get in Stimulus Plan?
The former Congressman representing part of Knox County who's now President Barack Obama's Transporatation Secretary says the impact on Illinois will be great when an economic stimulus plan is approved, but apparently just how it will benefit Illinois is not yet known.

Secretary Ray LaHood held a conference call with midwest news reporters, and says the plan now at around nine-hundred-billion dollars will create jobs -- 90-percent of which out of an estimated four-million, will be in the private sector in varying fields, while creating a large investment in roads, bridges, and transit lines.

But LaHood didn't say just what would be included in the plan. "We'll have a better answer when we meet with the 50 Secretaries of Transportation or highway administrators, next Wednesday," LaHood said. "We've asked them to bring to us some of the projects that they think can really be funded immediately upon passage of this bill."

In the first economic stimulus bill that passed the House last week without a single Republican vote, Congressman Phil Hare had said money was included for the National Railroad Hall of Fame in Galesburg, and the three proposed rail crossing grade separations for Galesburg.

LaHood did say he talked with Illinois Governor Pat Quinn earlier this week, who did indicate there are number of so-called shovel-ready projects that should be included.
02 05 09 by Newsroom
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