On Saturday, President-elect Barack Obama laid out key pieces of his economic recovery plan during the weekly Democratic Radio Address. This nationwide initiative will help save or create at least two and a half million jobs, while rebuilding our infrastructure, improving our schools, reducing our dependence on oil, and saving billions of dollars.
President-elect Obama announced five specific components of the plan:
Embark on a large-scale effort to make public buildings more energy-efficient
Make the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since President Eisenhower established the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s – creating millions of jobs and compelling states to act quickly and make smart investments
Create jobs and help our children compete by launching the most sweeping effort to modernize and upgrade school buildings that this country has ever seen
Renew our information superhighway by boosting broadband deployment in communities across America
Modernize our health care system so that every hospital and doctor’s office is using cutting-edge technology and every American has access to electronic medical records.
