September Newsletter: Jobs for Massachusetts

Statement

Last night, President Obama addressed Congress about the need to focus on jobs. I agree that supporting job growth and jumpstarting the economy must remain our top priorities.

We need to get our unemployed workers back on the job. We can do that in several ways, including installing solar panels, building wind turbines and making our schools energy efficient. Investments in clean energy are investments in the basic infrastructure that keeps our national economy moving. I also support President Obama's call to rebuild our roads and bridges and schools. Of the 5,113 bridges in Massachusetts, 50 percent are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. This fall, I intend to emphasize these priorities as we negotiate our federal budget.

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