USDA Broadband Investment Will Create 5,000 Jobs, Says Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the USDA’s plan to invest in spreading broadband internet in various rural ares in order to spur the economy and create jobs during a conference call with reporters. Vislack says he expects somewhere near 5,000 jobs to be created between construction and management of the new infrastructure. (0:43)

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Agriculture Secretary Announces Funding for Watershed Projects

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces $84.7 million in stimulus funding for 55 Watershed Operation Projects in 20 states as part of "President Obama's national recovery plan to modernize our nations infrastructure, jump start the economy and create in this case, close to 1,500 new jobs," says Vilsack. (1:04)
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