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On September 8, 2011, President Obama addressed Congress, urging them to pass the $447 billion American Jobs Act, which includes tax breaks for small businesses and employees, with further tax breaks for companies that hire unemployed veterans and long-term unemployed workers.
Back in April 2011, the Continuing Appropriations Act was approved, allocating $526.94 million to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for critical investments in the nation’s transportation infrastructure. As such, the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) III grant program has already begun accepting pre-applications, with full applications due by October 31, 2011.
Beginning in September, the House of Representative and the Senate moved forward to complete the FY 2012 appropriations bills and the Super Committee began hiring staff and creating its process in order to prepare its deficit reduction recommendations by the end of November.
