Sentences with phrase «funded highway construction projects»

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Debt obligations issued by states, cities, counties, and other public entities that use the loans to fund public projects, such as the construction of schools, hospitals, highways, sewers, and universities

• Highway Infrastructure and Urban Transit, administered by the Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, continued to fund thousands of jobs in construction projects around the State and directly funded 2,735 jobs.

The measure was necessary because the Highway Trust Fund, which is used to finance bridge and road construction projects, was set to run out of funding on May 31.

If Congress delays actions for just 10 days beyond that, nearly $ 1 billion in highway funding that could be spent on construction projects across the nation would be lost.

Municipal bonds («munis») are issued by state and local governments to fund the construction of schools, highways, housing, sewer systems, and other important public projects.

Much as signs across the United States remind Americans that highway construction and other infrastructure projects were funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to put Americans back to work during the recession, governments must help the public understand what they gain in return for subsidy reform.