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Obama discusses job-creation proposals
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Obama discusses job-creation proposals
Posted: 09:59 AM ET
(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday revealed five parts of his plan to save or create 2.5 million jobs by 2011, and said he will push for immediate action by Congress when he takes office in January.

Obama wants to make public buildings more energy-efficient; repair roads and bridges; modernize schools; increase broadband access; and ensure health care uses the latest technology.

“Our government now pays the highest energy bill in the world,” he said in the weekly Democratic Radio Address.
“We need to upgrade our federal buildings by replacing old heating systems and installing efficient light bulbs. That won’t just save you, the American taxpayer, billions of dollars each year. It will put people back to work.”