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Rep. Calvert Applauds Stimulus Funds Allocated to Local Army Corps of Engineers Projects

Statement

Date: April 28, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Infrastructure Government Budget and Spending


REP. CALVERT APPLAUDS STIMULUS FUNDS ALLOCATED TO LOCAL ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROJECTS

Today Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) was pleased by an announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers that three local projects would receive stimulus funding.

"I welcome the news that three local projects will receive funding," said Rep. Ken Calvert. "However, had the stimulus bill focused more on ‘shovel ready' projects, such as the three selected, many more local projects could have received funding and many more people could have gained employment. Unfortunately, the stimulus bill over-funds social programs that do not have nearly the job impact of true infrastructure projects."


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