Obama – Investing in Technology and Infrastructure to Create Jobs
U.S. President Obama is acting to launch new manufacturing hubs and expand a competition to fund transformative infrastructure projects. Both are policies aimed at expanding economic opportunity for all by creating jobs and ensuring the long-term strength of the American economy.
Kal Penn, Bill Nye, and Neil deGrasse Tyson were on hand to showcase the 16 Official Selections, chosen from over 2,500 submissions — all celebrating the role of technology in the classroom. As you can see, a Presidential selfie was in order.
Congress can boost this effort by passing a bipartisan proposal to create a nationwide network of high-tech manufacturing hubs and taking steps to invest in the USA’s infrastructure – rebuilding their transportation system, creating new construction jobs, and better connecting Americans to economic opportunities.
