Rep. Steve Cohen Prepares For A New, New Deal

By Kleinheider Posted on December 18, 2008 at 6:54 am

Obama’s big plans has the Memphis congressman ready to work:

Like other members of Congress, Cohen is preparing for the new administration’s economic stimulus proposal, which has been likened to the public works projects of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.

“It’s going to mostly be infrastructure, things like highways – maybe (Interstate)-69, maybe the beginning of a new bridge across the Mississippi River, a third bridge … (and) a runway that we’re working on to improve at Memphis International Airport. … That’s the two major infrastructure needs.”

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