A Concrete Stimulus Plan: Infrastructure and Recovery

Quoted on stimulus in CQ below. Also, stay tuned – I’m scheduled to testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee next week.

CQ Politics | A Concrete Stimulus Plan: Infrastructure and Recovery
The research and policy director at the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute, John Irons, says that if the nation goes into a recession – and there’s a growing consensus that it’s already there – employment opportunities will be needed not just in the short term, but for mo

Quoted on stimulus in CQ below. Also, stay tuned – I’m scheduled to testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee next week.

CQ Politics | A Concrete Stimulus Plan: Infrastructure and Recovery

The research and policy director at the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute, John Irons, says that if the nation goes into a recession – and there’s a growing consensus that it’s already there – employment opportunities will be needed not just in the short term, but for months down the road. „With recessions the job market takes a lot longer to recover,” Irons said. „So whatever we can put into the pipeline, it’s not like we won’t need it in six months or a year.”