Fla. Dem: My State's Competition Is In China, Not Neighbors

Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) told reporters Thursday that Florida’s competition doesn’t come from surrounding states but from China. Brown urged the House to pass the Invest in American Jobs Act. (0:25)

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US Buying Bridges From China, W.Va. Dem Says

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) explained the need for the Invest in American Jobs Act at a news conference Thursday, saying the U.S. is creating jobs for China instead of the United States by outsourcing. (0:21)

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$1 billion investment in public transportation yields 20,000 jobs

Eric Lotke, Campaign for America’s Future director, said that investments made in public transportation would yield an impressive amount of jobs as well as other economic benefits (0:33).
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GAO: Officer morale in Washington could use a lift

Mark Goldstein, director of physical infrastructure issues at the Government Accountability Office, describes his agency's findings after their visits to seven regions of the Federal Protective Service, the group responsible for protecting Washington D.C. (1: 23)
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Poor U.S. infrastructure threatens "superpower" status

Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, says that "things have got to start changing in Washington" in order for the U.S. to remain "the world's economic superpower" at a Senate hearing on the condition of the nation's infrastructure. (0:43)
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Obama says to stop spending money in Iraq, rebuild American infrastructure instead

At the CWA conference, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) says America must focus on rebuilding its own infrastructure and proposes a national infrastructure reconstruction bank that will invest $60 billion over ten years for that purpose. He says if America can spend $400 million per day in Iraq and $10 billion a month rebuilding a foreign nation, it can spend $10 billion domestically to put citizens back to work and restructure the economy. (1:00)
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Dr. Orszag Outlines Economic Options for Senate Finance Committee

At a hearing today, Dr. Peter Orszag of the Congressional Budget Office testified regarding potential courses the Congress may pursue in dealing with the current economic crisis. Here he outlines the pros and cons of several solutions.
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