Obama Plan Worth 70,000 Jobs To Maryland, White House Says
A total of 70,000 Maryland jobs will be saved or created by President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, according to a new White House estimate.
The White House figure, released this afternoon, is the state's projected share of the three to four million jobs that could be created or saved nationally over the next two years if the $884 billion measure becomes law.
Actually, the size of the package is still in flux, as are the job estimates, which the White House calls "tentative."
The $884 billion figure is the starting point for the measure in the Senate, which is now considering the plan.
House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, who joined other congressional leaders at a White House meeting with Obama yesterday afternoon, said he believes the total package should be kept under $900 billion.
