R.G. Edmonson / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE

WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is proposing an $85-billion spending plan that would benefit virtually every mode of transportation.

Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., told the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Thursday that "infrastructure investment creates family-wage construction jobs, and spin-off benefits that ripple throughout the economy. These construction jobs will not be outsourced to another country."

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