CHICAGO -- President-elect Obama said his plans to rebuild infrastructure, modernize schools and develop alternate energy are long-term investments in the economy, not quick fixes.
In his weekly radio address, Obama outlined a plan Saturday that he said is more than just a way to pull the country out of its immediate crisis.
The president-elect said he believes his plan will create more than 2.5 million new jobs, as well as more efficient cars.
Obama said he hopes the plan can be passed soon after he takes office, calling its measures "long-term investments in our economic future that have
been ignored for far too long."
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